Colin Forsyth

Colin Forsyth
Personal information
Full name	Colin Forsyth
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1964–65	Oldham	1
≤1974–80	Bradford Northern	154	150?
1980–≥81	Wakefield Trinity
	Total	155		0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1975	England	3	1	0	0	3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Colin Forsyth is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Heworth , Oldham, Bradford Northern, and Wakefield Trinity, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. Colin Forsyth broke his arm in the 1974–75 season.^[1]

Playing career

Colin Forsyth won caps for England while at Bradford Northern in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, New Zealand, and Wales.^[2]

Colin Forsyth played in Bradford Northern's 17-8 victory over Widnes in the Premiership final during the 1977–78 season, the 2-24 defeat by Leeds in the Rugby League Premiership final during the 1978–79 season, and the 5-19 defeat by Widnes in the Premiership final during the 1979–80 season.

Colin Forsyth played in Bradford Northern's victory in the Championship during the 1979–80 season.

Colin Forsyth played Right-Prop, i.e number 10, in Featherstone Rovers' 12-25 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1966 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1966–67 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1966, and played Right-Prop (replaced by Interchange/Substitute Graham Joyce) in Bradford Northern's 18-8 victory over York in the 1978 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1978–79 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 28 October 1978.

Colin Forsyth played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Bradford Northern's 6-0 victory over Widnes in the 1979–80 John Player Trophy final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 5 January 1980.

↑ "Forsyth Finds The Going Hard". rugbyleagueheritageproject.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

(7/9) indicates the number of games played in the tournament. ★=Played in Final.

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