Carl Forster

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Carl Forster
Personal information
Full nameCarl Forster
Born (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 33)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 St Helens 5 0 0 0 0
2012(loan) Swinton Lions 12 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) Rochdale Hornets 12 1 0 0 4
2013(loan) Whitehaven 3 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) London Broncos 5 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) Whitehaven 19 3 0 0 12
2015–16 Salford Red Devils 16 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) Swinton Lions 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Whitehaven 34 26 0 0 64
2019–20 Rochdale Hornets 8 3 0 0 0
2020–22 Barrow Raiders 39 2 0 0 8
2023–24 North Wales Crusaders 22 4 0 0 16
Total 179 41 0 0 112
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2017–18 Whitehaven 71 59 2 10 83
2019 Rochdale Hornets 7 2 0 5 29
2023–25 North Wales Crusaders 66 33 0 33 50
Total 144 94 2 48 65
Source: [2][3]
As of 4 October 2025

Carl Forster (born 4 June 1992) is an English former professional rugby league footballer and former head coach for the North Wales Crusaders in League 1.

He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints

He has previously coached Whitehaven in League 1 and the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.

Background

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Forster was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Playing career

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St Helens

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He signed for Saints from local amateur club Pilkington Recs in 2009. 2011's Super League XVI was his first as a professional with St. Helens. He enjoyed Grand Final success with St. Helens Academy.[4] In June 2012, Carl signed a 2-year contract with St. Helens.[5]

Salford Red Devils

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He played for Salford in the Super League until the end of 2015.

Swinton Lions

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In the 2016 season, Forster played for Swinton.

Whitehaven RLFC

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For the 2017 season, Forster played for Whitehaven while also serving as the team's head coach.

Rochdale Hornets

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In 2019, Forster moved on to the Rochdale Hornets as player-coach before moving back to Whitehaven that season on loan after re-signing from Rochdale.

Barrow Raiders

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On 23 September 2019, it was reported that he had signed for Barrow in the RFL League 1 on a Player-only one-year deal.[6]

North Wales Crusaders

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On 5 November 2022, it was reported that he had taken up the player-coach role at North Wales Crusaders in the RFL League 1 for the 2023 season.[7]

On 4 October 2025, only days after winning the League One Coach of the Year award, it was reported that he had left the club to take up a full-time Super League coaching opportunity[8]

References

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  3. ^ Rugby League Project
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