DJ Forbes
New Zealand rugby union player
Rugby player
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| Birth name | Derek Jamie Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1982-12-15) 15 December 1982 (age 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Peter Fatialofa (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Jamie "DJ" Forbes (born 15 December 1982) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and captain of the All Blacks Sevens team. Forbes is part Samoan, and also played rugby fifteens as a loose forward for Counties Manukau.[1]
Forbes was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Since receiving the captaincy role in 2006, he played in over 80 tournaments, won six Sevens Series titles and won one Gold and one Silver Commonwealth Games medal.[2][3] Forbes stepped down as captain for the All Blacks Sevens to concentrate on earning a spot in the team for the 2016 Olympics.[4][5]
His uncle is the late former Samoan international Peter Fatialofa.[6]
Forbes was awarded the 2008 New Zealand Samoan Sportsperson of the year.[7] He announced his retirement from rugby sevens in 2017. He appeared in 512 games in 89 tournaments and won six World Series.[8][9][10][11]
Boxing
In 2023, Isaac Peach trained Forbes out of Peach Boxing for a celebrity corporate charity boxing fight against Sione Faumuina at 2023 Fight for life.[12]
Awards
- IRB International Sevens Player of the Year 2008
- New Zealand Samoan Sports Association Sportsperson of the Year 2008
References
- ^ "Q&A: NZ Sevens captain DJ Forbes". IRBSevens.com. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "'This is just a change of the guard' – DJ Forbes steps down as All Blacks Sevens skipper". TVNZ.co.nz. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Pickup, Oliver (12 February 2015). "HSBC Sevens World Series: DJ Forbes issues warning for All Blacks wanting to win Olympic gold in Rio". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "DJ Forbes stepping down as New Zealand Sevens skipper in bid to make Rio Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "DJ Forbes steps down as All Blacks Sevens captain". The New Zealand Herald. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Radley, Paul (27 November 2013). "All Blacks captain DJ Forbes trims tradition, but resolve intact". The National.ae. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "DJ Forbes NZ Samoan Sportsperson of the Year". The Samoa Observer. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Veteran New Zealand sevens rugby skipper DJ Forbes retires". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Sevens legend Forbes hangs up his boots". ESPN. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Mama, Reuben. "DJ Forbes leaves Sevens happy". radiosport.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand sevens legend DJ Forbes retires aged 34". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "'Nice little tribute': DJ Forbes out to honour late uncle Peter 'Fats' Fatialofa at Fight For Life". Stuff NZ. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
- Sevens Profile Archived 28 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- D. J. Forbes at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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