| Jack Forrest | |
| Fullname: | John Alexander Forrest |
| Nickname: | Nippy |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1924 |
| Birth Place: | New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Greymouth, New Zealand |
| Club1: | Runanga |
| Teama: | West Coast |
| Yearastart: | 1945 |
| Yearaend: | 52 |
| Teamb: | South Island |
| Yearbstart: | 1944 |
| Yearbend: | 52 |
| Teamc: | New Zealand |
| Yearcstart: | 1947 |
| Yearcend: | 52 |
| Appearancesc: | 12 |
| Triesc: | 5 |
| Goalsc: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 15 |
| Source: | [1] |
| New: | yes |
John Alexander "Jack" Forrest (24 February 1924 – 26 February 2016) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 12 international matches between 1947 and 1952. His cousin Jonas Masters also played rugby league for New Zealand.[1]
Forrest played in the West Coast Rugby League competition for Runanga and represented both the West Coast and the South Island.[2]
He played in 42 matches, 12 of which were test matches, for the New Zealand national rugby league team, including matches against the 1951 touring French side and on the 1951-52 tour of Great Britain and France.[3] [4]
Forrest also represented New Zealand in clay pigeon shooting.[4]
He died in Greymouth on 26 February 2016.[5]