Mike Forshaw

Mike Forshaw

Personal information
Born	January 5, 1970 (1970-01-05) (age 41) Wigan, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Position	Scrum-half/Halfback, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1987	Wigan
1995	Wakefield Trinity
1997–03	Bradford Bulls	157	27			108
	Warrington Wolves
	Total	157	27	0	0	108

Michael "Mike" Forshaw (born 5 January 1970 in Wigan, Lancashire) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He began his playing career with Wigan in 1987 and went on to play for Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Bulls & Warrington Wolves.

He had a brief stint at Saracens F.C. (RU) and was briefly the Player Performance Lifestyle Advisor for the Rugby Football League.

During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, Forshaw played for defending champions Wigan from the interchange bench in their 1991 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers.

In 1997 he was named in the Super League Dream Team.^[1] In the 1997 post season, Forshaw was selected to play for Great Britain in two matches of the Super League Test series against Australia.

Known as the "ultimate professional", he played for Great Britain and after retiring from playing in 2004 he rejoined Warrington to look after Strength & Conditioning of the players until November 2006.

He returned to his boyhood club and teamed up with his old coach Brian Noble in December 2006 when he took over as strength & conditioning coach for Wigan Warriors.

He is currently studying a BSc part time at UCLAN following Wigan's sponsorship by UCLAN.

Mike has been appointed Defence Coach for Connacht in the Magners league^[2]

International honours

Michael "Mike" Forshaw won caps for England while at Bradford Bulls in 2000 against Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, and won caps for Great Britain while at Bradford Bulls in 1997 against Australia (ASL) (2 matches) (sub), in 1998 against New Zealand (sub), in 1999 against New Zealand (sub), in 2001 against France (sub), and Australia (3 matches), in 2002 against New Zealand (3 matches), and in 2003 against Australia (2 matches), and Australia (sub).^[3]

References

1. ^ Hadfield, Dave (1997-09-17). "Forshaw's dreams come true". The Independent (UK: independent.co.uk). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-forshaws-dreams-come-true-1239656.html. Retrieved 2010-04-24. 
2. ^ http://www.connachtrugby.ie/2010062282238/connacht-appoint-defence-coach
3. ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Forshaw&EnSearch=Forshaw&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

External links

• Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at slstats.org
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at leedsrugby
• Bull Masters - Mike Forshaw
• 2001 Ashes profile
• Bulls clinch World Club Challenge
• Bradford move clear
• Forshaw gives Bulls another boost
• Waite: Forshaw can continue
• Withers gets Ashes nod
• Rivals tackle selection posers
• Bulls hit back to beat Vikings
• Wigan 30-18 Warrington
• Cooke given Tri-Nations lifeline
• Forshaw tips Bulls for title
• Forshaw blow for Warrington
• Bradford Bulls
• Forshaw is handed key Wolves role
• land Forshaw
• Forshaw takes Wigan coaching role
• Kear spoilt for choice
• Peacock ready to strut his stuff
• Ton-up England hammer US
• Kear rings the changes
• Your verdict on Bradford's Final win
• Your Super League Dream Team
• Sunday 13 April
• Briers called up to GB squad
• Keiron is lone Welsh star

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Name	Forshaw, Mike
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Date of birth	5 January 1970
Place of birth	Wigan
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