# Paul Forber
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{{Short description|British rugby league footballer}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Paul Forber
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|29|df=y}}
|birth_place = [St Helens](/source/St_Helens%2C_Merseyside), England
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|position = {{rlp|SR|PR}}
|club1 = [St Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.)
|year1start = 1982
|year1end = 93
|appearances1 = 248
|tries1 = 50
|goals1 = 7
|fieldgoals1 = 1
|points1 = 215
|club2 = [Salford](/source/Salford_Red_Devils)
|year2start = 1993
|year2end = 98
|appearances2 = 146
|tries2 = 33
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 132
|club3 = [Workington Town](/source/Workington_Town)
|year3start = 1999
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|appearances3 = 22
|tries3 = 4
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 16
|club4 = [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets)
|year4start = 2000
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|appearances4 = 2
|tries4 = 0
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 0
|teamA = [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team)
|yearAstart = 1985
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|triesA = 0
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|source = [{{cite web |title=Paul Forber - Playing Career |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paul-forber/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=4 November 2024}}][{{Rugby league records |id=6152 |title=Paul Forber |access-date=4 November 2024}}]
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'''Paul Forber''' (born 29 April 1964) is an English former [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played as a {{rlp|sr}} or {{rlp|pr}} in the 1980s and 1990s. He spent most of his career with [St Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.), making almost 250 appearances in 11 seasons at the club. He also spent several seasons with [Salford](/source/Salford_Red_Devils) before finishing his career with [Workington Town](/source/Workington_Town) and [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets).
==Playing career==
Forber started his professional rugby league career with [St Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.), signing for the club in May 1981. He made his first team debut a year later against [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_league_team) during the [1982 Kangaroo tour](/source/1982_Kangaroo_tour).[{{cite web |title=Paul 'Buffer' Forber; A home-grown packman who ran the ball in hard |url=https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/19106202.paul-buffer-forber-home-town-packman-ran-ball-hard/ |website=St Helens Star |access-date=4 November 2024 |date=21 February 2021}}] He established a regular place in the first team during the [1984–85 season](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_Rugby_Football_League_season), and played for the club in the [1985 Premiership](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_Rugby_League_Premiership) final, appearing as a substitute in the 36–16 win against [Hull Kingston Rovers](/source/Hull_Kingston_Rovers).
The following season, he represented [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_rugby_league_team) in a "War of the Roses" match against [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_rugby_league_team). He was a non-playing substitute in the [1987 Challenge Cup](/source/1987_Challenge_Cup) final defeat against [Halifax](/source/Halifax_R.L.F.C.).
He played at {{rlp|sr}} in the [1987–88 John Player Special Trophy](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_John_Player_Special_Trophy) victory over [Leeds](/source/Leeds_Rhinos). He also played in the [1989 Challenge Cup](/source/1989_Challenge_Cup) final, but was again on the losing side, this time against [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors).
Forber missed most of the [1990–91 season](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_Rugby_Football_League_season) due to injury,[{{cite news |title=Keeping Faith In Saint Paul |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/903514660 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=16 April 1991 |page=18 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) |url-access=subscription}}] but returned the following season to help Saints win the [1991–92 Lancashire Cup](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_Lancashire_Cup) against [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets).[{{cite web |title=St Helens beat Rochdale Hornets in 1991/92 Lancashire Cup Final |url=https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/18951702.st-helens-beat-rochdale-hornets-1991-92-lancashire-cup-final/ |website=St Helens Star |access-date=5 November 2024 |date=17 December 2020}}]
In January 1993, Forber was signed by [Salford](/source/Salford_Red_Devils) for a fee of £25,000.[{{cite web |last1=Hadfield |first1=Dave |title=Rugby League: Hornets sell off Hall to Wigan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-hornets-sell-off-hall-to-wigan-1478141.html |website=The Independent |access-date=4 November 2024 |date=12 January 1993}}] He was released at the end of the 1998 season, and joined [Workington Town](/source/Workington_Town).[{{cite web |title=Sporting Digest: Rugby league |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sporting-digest-rugby-league-1075539.html |website=The Independent |access-date=4 November 2024 |date=22 January 1999}}]
In 2023, Forber was inducted into the St Helens Hall of Fame.[{{cite web |title=Annual Past Players Dinner Hosted for 2023 |url=https://www.saintsrlfccommunity.com/annual-past-players-dinner-hosted-for-2023/ |website=Saints Foundation |access-date=5 November 2024}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=15329 Profile] at Saints Heritage Society
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Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
Category:St Helens R.F.C. players
Category:Salford RLFC players
Category:Workington Town players
Category:Rochdale Hornets players
Category:Lancashire rugby league team players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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