Carl Forster
English professional rugby league footballer
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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.
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| Full name | Carl Forster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1992 St Helens, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Forster was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.
Playing career
St Helens
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
He played for Salford in the Super League until the end of 2015.
Swinton Lions
In the 2016 season, Forster played for Swinton.
Whitehaven RLFC
For the 2017 season, Forster played for Whitehaven while also serving as the team's head coach.
Rochdale Hornets
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
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
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]