Jack Forrest (rugby league)
John Alexander "Jack" Forrest (24 February 1924 – 26 February 2016) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 12 international matches between 1947 and 1952. His cousin Jonas Masters also played rugby league for New Zealand.[1]
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| Full name | John Alexander Forrest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1924 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 February 2016 (aged 92) Greymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Forrest played in the West Coast Rugby League competition for Runanga and represented both the West Coast and the South Island.[2]
He played in 42 matches, 12 of which were test matches, for the New Zealand national rugby league team, including matches against the 1951 touring French side and on the 1951-52 tour of Great Britain and France.[3][4]
Later years
Forrest also represented New Zealand in clay pigeon shooting.[4]
He died in Greymouth on 26 February 2016.[5]
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References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- "John Alexander Forrest". nzleague.co.nz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- "RIP John Forrest Kiwi 306". New Zealand Rugby League. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- "John Forrest death notice". New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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