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Carl Forster
Personal information
Full nameCarl Forster
Born (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 34)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
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 professional rugby league coach who is an assistant coach at the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He is a former professional rugby league footballer and former head coach.

He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints at a number of clubs.

He has previously coached Whitehaven in League 1, Rochdale Hornets in the Championship and the North Wales Crusaders in League 1.

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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  1. 1 2 "Carl Forster Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Love Rugby League
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ "St Helens Profile". saintsrlfc.com. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Carl Forster". Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Carl Forster joins Barrow". Love Rugby League. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "North Wales Crusaders appoint player-head coach for 2023". Love Rugby League. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Stephen Ibbetson (4 October 2025). "Carl Forster leaves North Wales Crusaders for Super League role". Total RL.
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