Simon Forrest
| Birth name | Simon John Forrest | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 August 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon John Forrest (born 2 August 1969) is a former rugby league and rugby union player who currently serves on the board of the Crusaders.[4][5] He is the husband of Commonwealth Games medalist Anna Simcic.[4]
Playing career
[edit]Rugby Union
[edit]Forrest played two seasons for Southland as a back. In the 1992 National Provincial Championship he scored 13 tries.[6] He scored 5 tries in one game against Poverty Bay.[7] He played for the Crusaders in 1996,[2] and for London Scottish F.C. from 1998 to 1999.[3]
Rugby League
[edit]Forrest made his debut for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 1998 season, in their round 9 game against the North Sydney Bears.[8]
Post-playing career
[edit]Forrest served as co-coach of the New Zealand universities rugby union squad from 2014 to 2019.[9]
Citations
[edit]- ^ "Simon Forrest: Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Simon John Forrest". Rugby History. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Simon Forrest". ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Tony (12 May 2011). "Forrest promoted from footie field to boardroom". Stuff New Zealand. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Staff List". Crusaders. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Howitt 1992, p. 124.
- ^ Howitt 1992, p. 112.
- ^ "Simon John Forrest - South Sydney Player Report". South Sydney Almanac. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (25 March 2019). "NZ Universities primed for home clash". All Blacks. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
References
[edit]- Howitt, Bob (1992). Radio New Zealand Sport Rugby Annual 1992. Auckland: Moa Beckett. ISBN 1 86947 114 8.