Rugby union coach and former rugby league footballer
Mike Forshaw
Personal information
Born
(1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 54) Wigan, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Position
Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1987–93
Wigan
41
6
0
0
24
1993–95
Wakefield Trinity
44
8
0
0
32
1995–96
Leeds
41
10
0
0
40
1997–03
Bradford Bulls
199
42
0
0
168
2004
Warrington Wolves
23
6
0
0
24
Total
348
72
0
0
288
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1997–03
Great Britain
14
0
0
0
0
2000
England
3
0
0
0
0
Lancashire
Coaching information
Rugby league
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2004–06
Warrington Wolves (Strength & Conditioning)
2006–10
Wigan Warriors (Strength & Conditioning)
Total
0
0
0
0
Rugby union
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2010–13
Connacht Rugby (Defence Coach)
2013–23
Sale Sharks (Defence Coach)
Total
0
0
0
0
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2023–
Wales (Defence Coach)
Source: [1][2][3][4]
Michael Forshaw (born 5 January 1970) is an English rugby union coach, and former professional rugby league and rugby union player. He is currently the defence coach for the Wales national rugby union team.
Forshaw began his playing career with Wigan in 1987 and went on to play for Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Bulls and Warrington Wolves. He played 14 times for Great Britain and 3 for England.
^RL Record Keepers' Club
^"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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