About Reginald Forrest
Lived 1878 – 1903 (aged 24). Reginald Forrest was a rugby union player.
Reginald Forrest (12 May 1878 – 11 April 1903) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Bristol, Forrest was educated at Independent College (Taunton Grammar) and Christ's College, Blackheath.
Forrest, a speedy wing three-quarter, was based in Taunton as an electrical engineer after finishing school and played for Taunton RFC. He made 26 representative appearances for Somerset, with 10 tries. After moving to London, Forrest played rugby for Blackheath FC. In 1903, Forrest travelled to Dublin for a Home Nations match and while there contracted typhoid from contaminated oysters. He was well enough to play a further match against Scotland on 21 March, but fell ill soon after, dying of the disease three weeks later.
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Who was Reginald Forrest?
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Reginald Forrest was born on 12 May 1878.
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Reginald Forrest died on 11 April 1903.
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