Cathal Forde

Cathal Forde (born 11 April 2001) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship side Connacht. He plays as a centre or fly-half.^[1]

Cathal Forde

Date of birth	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Galway, Ireland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (16 st; 220 lb)
School	The Jes/Colaiste Iognaid
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1996- Galway Corinthians RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022– Connacht 20 (52) Correct as of 10 December 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021 Ireland U20 5 (5) Correct as of 29 January 2022

Early career

Forde was educated at The Jes/Colaiste Iognaid, Galway, playing rugby for their Junior & Senior Rugby Teams.^[2] Post school, he continued to play for the local club (where he first played Rugby) Galway Corinthians RFC, in the AIL, where he was named AIL Division 2B player of the season for 2021/2022.^[3]

Connacht

Forde was named as a member of the Connacht academy for the 2021–22 season.^[4] He made his debut for Connacht in Round 11 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against Glasgow Warriors.^[5] He scored his first 2 tries against Cell C Sharks in the Sportsground on January 7, 2023, and was named URC player of the match.

Ireland

Forde was selected as a development player in the 2025 Six Nations Ireland squad.^[6]He was selected alongside Ulster backrower James McNabney, Leinster scrum-half Hugh Cooney, and fellow Connacht player Ben Murphy. The four will not partake in any of the games in the 2025 Six Nations, however they will be a part of pre-tournament training camps.