Jack Forrest (rugby league)
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Personal information
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| Full name | John Alexander Forrest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nippy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 February 1924 New Zealand |
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| Died | 26 February 2016 (aged 92) Greymouth, New Zealand |
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Playing information
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Alexander "Jack" Forrest (24 February 1924 – 26 February 2016) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in 12 international matches between 1947 and 1952. His cousin Jonas Masters also played rugby league for New Zealand.
Forrest played in the West Coast Rugby League competition for Runanga and represented both the West Coast and the South Island.
He played in 42 matches, 12 of which were test matches, for the New Zealand Kiwis, including matches against the 1951 touring French side and on the 1951-52 tour of Great Britain and France.
Forrest also represented New Zealand in clay pigeon shooting.
He died in Greymouth on 26 February 2016.
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