| Birth name | Cole Devon Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1999-08-10)10 August 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cole Forbes (born 10 August 1999)[1] is a New Zealandrugby union player and plays forBay of Plenty and theBlues in New Zealand. He played forGlasgow Warriors in theUnited Rugby Championship. Forbes' primary position iswing orfullback.
Forbes was played forBay of Plenty in theMitre 10 Cup from 2018 to 2020.[2] He credits ex-Glasgow WarriorHugh Blake, who was a teammate at Bay of Plenty, for the opportunity to move to Glasgow. "[Hugh] found 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."[3] He joinedGlasgow Warriors in February 2021.[4] He is Scottish qualified.
He started for the Warriors in their match againstLeinster on 28 February 2021, becomingGlasgow Warrior No. 323.[5] He won Warrior of the Month forApril 2021. He made 38 caps for the club, scoring 11 tries. He was released by the Warriors in the summer of 2023.
In June 2021 Forbes was called up to theScotland squad for the Summer internationals.[6]
Forbes is a New Zealander ofMāori descent (Ngāti Awa descent).[7]
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