Cole Forbes (born 10 August 1999) is a New Zealand

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player and plays for and the

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in New Zealand. He played for

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in the

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. Forbes' primary position is

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or fullback.

Rugby Union career

Professional career

Forbes was played for in the

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from 2018 to 2020. He credits ex-Glasgow Warrior Hugh Blake, who was a teammate at Bay of Plenty, for the opportunity to move to Glasgow. " ughfound out I had Scottish grandparents. He set the groundwork for me and went to find out if anyone would be keen to take me on. The three-month trial came up with Glasgow and things went better than I thought. It was always on my mind to play in Scotland during my career, I just never thought the opportunity would come this early." He joined

in February 2021. He is Scottish qualified. He started for the Warriors in their match against

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on 28 February 2021, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 323. He won Warrior of the Month for April 2021. He made 38 caps for the club, scoring 11 tries. He was released by the Warriors in the summer of 2023.

International career

In June 2021 Forbes was called up to the

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squad for the Summer internationals.

Personal life

Forbes is a New Zealander of Scottish and Māori descent (

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descent).

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* Living people 1999 births New Zealand rugby union players Ngāti Awa people Glasgow Warriors players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Bay of Plenty rugby union players Rugby union players from the Auckland Region Blues (Super Rugby) players People from Pukekohe 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NZ-rugbyunion-bio-stub