On 25 February 2012, Forde lined out at centre-forward when Nengh CBS faced Coláiste na nDéise in the Harty Cup final.
On 1 March 2015, he was selected at midfield when UL faced the Waterford Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup final.
[5] On 24 February 2018, Forde lined out in a third Fitzgibbon Cup final when UL faced DCU Dóchas Éireann.
On 14 October 2012, Forde lined out at full-forward when Silvermines faced Ballina in the Tipperary Intermediate Championship final.
[8] Forde was just 16-years-old when he was selected for the Tipperary minor hurling team prior to the start of the 2010 Munster Championship.
[16] On 5 May 2013, Forde came on as a 57th-minute substitute for Séamus Callanan when Tipperary suffered a 2–17 to 0–20 defeat by Kilkenny in the National League final.
[17] He was later named on the starting fifteen for Tipperary's Munster semi-final against Limerick on 9 June 2013, however, he was a late withdrawal after suffering from a stomach bug the night before the match.
[18] Forde eventually made his championship debut on 6 July 2013 when he came on as a 52nd-minute substitute for Patrick Maher in a 0–20 to 1–14 defeat by Kilkenny in an All-Ireland Qualifier.
[19] On 4 May 2014, Forde was an unused substitute when Tipperary suffered a 2–25 to 1–27 defeat by Kilkenny in the National League final.
[25] On 16 April 2017, Forde became involved in an on-field scuffle with Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald during the National League semi-final.
[30] On 30 June 2019, Forde was selected at right wing-forward when Tipperary qualified to play Limerick in the Munster final.
[31] On 18 August 2019, Forde lined out at left wing-forward when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.