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.
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]
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]