Our Commonwealth super star

DJ Forbes

Full name: Derek Jamie Forbes

Date of birth: 15^th December 1982

Auckland

Height: 1.89 m

DJ Forbes is the current All Blacks rugby sevens captain, he started playing for the New Zealand sevens on September 27^th 2011.

His provincial team is Counties Manukau fifteens and his position is loose forward, his position for sevens is prop.

DJ Forbes has lifted 2 cups this season in Port Elizabeth in England as they sit at the top of all standings. He started playing rugby league and then he was converted to rugby union at the end of his school days. DJ Forbes has won 4 consecutive gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.

The reason why DJ Forbes wanted to play rugby was because he had the same values as Michael Jones and he wanted to be as good as him.

BY Andre and Jayden