John Forde (rugby union)
Date of birth | 30 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16.5 st; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Presentation Brothers College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Forde (born 30 September 2001)[1] is an Irish rugby union player. He plays in the back-row or as a lock and represents Cork Constitution in the amateur All-Ireland League.
Munster
[edit]Forde attended Presentation Brothers College and represented the school in the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup, featuring in the same back-row as Munster academy member and Ireland under-20s captain Alex Kendellen.[1] Following the disruption caused by the province's recent tour to South Africa, Forde was registered with Munster's Champions Cup squad,[2] and made his senior competitive debut for Munster in their opening 2021–22 Champions Cup fixture away to English club Wasps on 12 December 2021, coming on as a replacement for Eoin O'Connor in the province's 35–14 win.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profiled: Who are Munster's 12 Champions Cup rookies?". Irish Examiner. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Munster to register 22 new players for Champions Cup squad". The42. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Munster's young guns thrill in wild and wonderful bonus-point win over Wasps". The42. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.