Jack Forrest (rugby league)

Jack Forrest
Personal information
Full nameJohn Alexander Forrest
Born(1924-02-24)24 February 1924
New Zealand
Died26 February 2016(2016-02-26) (aged 92)
Greymouth, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Runanga
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–52 West Coast
1944–52 South Island
1947–52 New Zealand 12 5 0 0 15
Source: [1]

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  3. ^ "John Alexander Forrest". nzleague.co.nz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "RIP John Forrest Kiwi 306". New Zealand Rugby League. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ "John Forrest death notice". New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.