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| Birth name | Derek Jamie Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Peter Fatialofa (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Jamie "DJ"Forbes (born 15 December 1982) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and captain of theAll Blacks Sevens team. Forbes is partSamoan, and also played rugby fifteens as a loose forward for Counties Manukau.[1]
Forbes was born inAuckland, New Zealand. He attendedListon College, Waitakere. He received the captaincy role in 2006 and subsequently played in over 80 tournaments, winning sixSevens Series titles and won one Gold and one SilverCommonwealth Games medal.[2][3] Forbes stepped down as captain for theAll Blacks Sevens to concentrate on earning a spot in the team for the2016 Olympics.[4][5]
His uncle is the late former Samoan internationalPeter Fatialofa.[6]
Forbes was awarded the 2008 New Zealand Samoan Sportsperson of the year.[7] He announced his retirement fromrugby sevens in 2017. He appeared in 512 games in 89 tournaments and won sixWorld Series.[8][9][10][11]
In 2023,Isaac Peach trained Forbes out ofPeach Boxing for a celebrity corporate charity boxing fight againstSione Faumuina at 2023Fight for life.[12]
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