Carl Forber

Carl Forber (born 17 March 1985) is an English rugby league footballer who plays for Workington Town in Betfred League 1, as a goal-kicking scrum-half/stand-off. He has previously played for St Helens, Leigh Centurions and Oldham, although he only played twice in the Super League for St. Helens.

Carl Forber
Personal information
Full nameCarl Forber
Born (1985-03-17) 17 March 1985
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m)
Weight12 st 4 lb (78 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004 St Helens 2 0 6 0 12
2005–06 Leigh Centurions 30 14 36 0 128
2007–09 Workington Town 75 17 255 1 579
2009–10 Blackpool Panthers 39 16 27 0 118
2011 Swinton Lions 3 0 0 0 0
2011 Oldham 14 5 63 0 146
2012– Workington Town 248 48 671 4 1538
Total 411 100 1058 5 2521
Source: [1][2]
As of 3 April 2023

Playing career

Forber has represented Workington Town for the majority of his league career. He has chalked up over 300 appearances and over 1,000 points, playing as an accomplished Stand Off. Much of his points tally has come from his right boot. Converting for Workington time and again.[3]

Forber earned a testimonial at Workington, where he was top points scorer in the 2017 League 1 rugby season. Forber is prolific with the boot. A place kick specialist. Forber has been a central player for Town in achieving playoff places over the years for the Betfred League 1 and a top scorer for the team during their successful 2021 Betfred Championship promotion season.[4]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Player Summary: Carl Forber". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. "Player Profile - Workington Town Rugby League". Workington Town. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. "Workington Town's Carl Forber granted 12-month testimonial". News and Star. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.