Mark Forster (rugby league)

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Mark Forster
Personal information
Born (1964-11-25) 25 November 1964 (age 59)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–2000 Warrington 458 191 3 0 769
2001 Widnes Vikings 17 3 0 0 12
Total 475 194 3 0 781
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire
1987 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 4
1997–2001 Ireland 6 4 0 0 16
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Mark Forster (born 25 November 1964) is a former rugby league footballer of the 1980s '90s, and 2000s, who at representative lever played for Great Britain, Ireland, and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington Wolves, and Widnes Vikings, as a .

Playing career

Representative honours

Forster was a Great Britain international, and was capped twice in 1987. He also played for Ireland at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[1]

County Cup final appearances

Mark Forster played as an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing Centre Phil Blake) in Warrington's 8-34 defeat by Wigan in the 1985 Lancashire Cup final during the 1985–86 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985,[2] played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 2-tries in the 16-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1987 Lancashire Cup final during the 1987–88 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 11 October 1987,[3] and played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in the 24-16 victory over Oldham in the 1989 Lancashire Cup final during the 1989–90 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989.

John Player Special Trophy final appearances

Mark Forster played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Warrington's 4-18 defeat by Wigan in the 1986–87 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1986–87 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 10 January 1987,[4] and played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, and scored 2-tries in the 10-40 defeat by Wigan in the 1994–95 Regal Trophy final during the 1994–95 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 28 January 1995.[5]

Club career

Forster made his senior début for Warrington in 1983, and went on to score 191 tries in over 450 appearances for the club before being released in 2000.[6] He finished his career with a single season at Widnes Vikings in 2001.[7]

Testimonial match

Mark Forster's Testimonial matches at Warrington took place in 1993 and 2003.

References

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