Len Forbes
Rugby player
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Leonard Joseph Forbes (19 June 1934 – 4 September 2003) was an Australian international rugby union player.
Full nameLeonard Joseph Forbes
Born19 June 1934
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Died4 September 2003 (aged 69)
Position
Front-row
| Full name | Leonard Joseph Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 June 1934 Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 September 2003 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Brisbane, Forbes was the younger brother of Wallabies prop Colin and undertook some of his schooling at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, which he left at the age of 14.[1]
Forbes, a Brothers front-rower, packed a scrum with his brother in his early Queensland appearances and won a Wallabies call up for the 1958 tour of New Zealand, a surprise selection ahead of former captain Bob Davidson. He made four uncapped appearances in New Zealand and was a reserve for the Test matches.[2][3]