Len Forbes Explained

Len Forbes
Full Name:Leonard Joseph Forbes
Birth Date:19 June 1934
Birth Place:Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Position:Front-row
Provinceyears1:1955–60
Provinceapps1:16
Repyears1:1958

Leonard Joseph Forbes (19 June 1934 – 4 September 2003) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Born in Brisbane, Forbes was the younger brother of Wallabies prop Colin and undertook some of his schooling at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, which he left at the age of 14.[1]

Forbes, a Brothers front-rower, packed a scrum with his brother in his early Queensland appearances and won a Wallabies call up for the 1958 tour of New Zealand, a surprise selection ahead of former captain Bob Davidson. He made four uncapped appearances in New Zealand and was a reserve for the Test matches.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leonard Joseph Forbes . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  2. News: Australian Team Soon At Work . . 7 August 1958.
  3. News: R.U. Win By Aust. Freely Tipped . . 9 August 1958.