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Justin Forwood
Date of birth (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight126 kg (19 st 12 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Template:Rut Kings
Youth career
2010–2014 Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Template:Rut UP Tuks (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 2 (0)
2016 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 6 (0)
2017–present Template:Rut Kings 0 (0)
Correct as of 9 October 2016

Justin Forwood (born (1993-09-19)19 September 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Kings in Super Rugby.[1] His regular position is loosehead prop.

Rugby career

2010–2014: Youth rugby

Forwood was born and grew up in Pretoria. He attended and played first team rugby for Hoërskool Waterkloof, and was also to selected the Pretoria-based Template:Rut Blue Bulls union at the premier South African high schools rugby union competition, the Under-18 Craven Week, on two occasions – he made a single appearance at the 2010 tournament in Welkom[2] and another one at the 2011 tournament in Kimberley.[3]

After high school, Forwood joined the Blue Bulls academy and established himself as a key player for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 team in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship; he made eight starts and one appearance as a replacement during the round-robin stage of the competition, scoring four tries – two in their 90–0 win over Template:Rut SWD U19,[4] and one each against the Template:Rut Leopards U19[5] and Template:Rut Sharks U19[6] – to help the Blue Bulls finish second on the log[7] to qualify for the title play-offs. He started their semi-final against the Sharks, scoring two tries in a 46–35 victory,[8] and the final against Template:Rut Western Province U19, where his side fell just short, losing the match 18–22.[9] Forwood's six tries in the competition made him the Blue Bulls' top try scorer.[10]

He was named in the Template:Rut Blue Bulls squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup, but didn't make any appearances in the competition.[11] In the latter half of 2013, he represented the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 side in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship; his first five appearances for the team all came off the bench, but he started their final four matches of the regular season, scoring a try in the first of those against Template:Rut Border U21.[12] The Blue Bulls finished second on the log to qualify for the title play-offs,[13] and Forwood started their semi-final win over the Template:Rut Sharks U21s,[14] as well as the final, where the team again fell just short, losing 23–30 to Template:Rut Western Province U21.[15]

Forwood made just four appearances for the team in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in their 31–10 victory over the Sharks in their penultimate match during the regular season.[16] The team again finished in second place,[17] but beat Western Province 20–10 in the final to win the championship.[18]

2015–2016: Blue Bulls / UP Tuks

At the start of 2015, Forwood played Varsity Cup rugby, making three appearances for a team that finished top of the log[19] before losing to Template:Rut NWU Pukke in the semi-final, Forwood's only start for Tuks.[20] He also joined the Template:Rut Blue Bulls' squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup and he made his first class debut in May 2015, starting in an 83–13 victory over their affiliated sub-union, the Template:Rut Limpopo Blue Bulls.[21]

He made eight appearances during the UP Tuks' 2015 Varsity Cup season, helping the side reach the semi-finals for the second consecutive season before losing to Template:Rut Maties in the semi-final.[22] He made his second senior appearance during the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition, coming on as a replacement in a 95–12 victory over Namibian side Template:Rut Welwitschias in Pretoria.[23]

2016: Eastern Province Kings

In August 2016, Forwood was contracted by the cash-strapped Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division.[24] He made his debut in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup by coming on as a replacement in their first match of the season, a 10–28 defeat to Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers.[25] He was promoted to the starting lineup for their next match against former side the Template:Rut Blue Bulls in his hometown of Pretoria.[26] He started four of their remaining six matches in a season that saw the EP Kings fail to win any of their matches to finish bottom of the log.[27]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Justin Forwood". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Lions 23–20 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State 14–11 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 0–90 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 12–29 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 36–37 Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2012 ABSA Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 46–35 Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 22–18 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2012 ABSA Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Vodacom Blue Bulls : 2013 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 70–19 Border". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 36–13 The Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30–23 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U21 10–31 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10–20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UP - TUKS 28–29 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 83–13 Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB MATIES 49–11 FNB UP-TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 95–12 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  24. ^ "Ferreira leads Kings into battle". Rugby365. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  25. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 10–28 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  26. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 49–35 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  27. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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