Carl Forber
English professional rugby league footballer
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Carl Forber (born 17 March 1985) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played for Workington Town in League 1, as a goal-kicking scrum-half/stand-off. He has previously played for St Helens, Leigh Centurions and Oldham, although he only played twice in the Super League for St. Helens. He is now assistant coach at Workington Town.
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| Full name | Carl Forber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1985 St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 4 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Forber has represented Workington Town for the majority of his league career. He has chalked up over 300 appearances and over 1,000 points, playing as an accomplished Stand Off. Much of his points tally has come from his right boot. Converting for Workington time and again.[3]
Forber earned a testimonial at Workington, where he was top points scorer in the 2017 League 1 rugby season. Forber is prolific with the boot. A place kick specialist. Forber has been a central player for Town in achieving playoff places over the years for the Betfred League 1 and a top scorer for the team during their successful 2021 Betfred Championship promotion season.[4]
