Fabian Soutar (born 11 September 1986) is a professional

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footballer who is currently with the

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in the

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. His usual position is prop/second row.

Early years

Soutar was born in

Wanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whang ...

, New Zealand on 11 September 1986. Of

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and Cook Island descent, he lived his early years in Wanganui. During his primary school years Soutar's family relocated to

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

. He started his high school years at Green Bay High School but switched to

Kelston Boys' High School Kelston Boys' High School ("KBHS") (Te kura tuarua o nga tamatane o kerehana) is an all-boys state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High Scho ...

. In 2004 he was a prefect there.

Playing career

Soutar first played

for the New Lynn Stag under-13's. The following season he moved to the

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club until the 2004 season when he was signed to the

Mt Albert Lions The Mount Albert Lions are a rugby league club based in Mount Albert, New Zealand. The Lions home ground is at Fowlds Park. Their patron is the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark. In 2008 and 2009 the Lions won the Fox Memorial. ...

. In 2003 Fabian was a part of the Kelston Boys rugby league team that took out the New Zealand Secondary School's championship. He also made the New Zealand Secondary School team that year. He made his Bartercard Cup debut against the Canterbury Bulls in 2004 at the age of 17. He had three successful seasons with the

Brian McClennan Brian "Bluey" McClennan (born 16 February 1962) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was previously the head coach of the New Zealand national team (with whom he won the 2005 Tri-nations) and then England' ...

coached Mt Albert Lions taking the premiership in 2004, 2005, 2006 (team was renamed the

Auckland Lions The Auckland Lions were a rugby league club that had teams in both the New Zealand Bartercard Cup and the NSWRL Premier League. They were mostly drawn from the Mt Albert Lions Rugby League club. Mt Albert had a proud tradition in Auckland and had ...

). Soutar was called into the New Zealand Residents team in 2006 to take part in the Trans Tasman Rugby league Cup which was won by the Residents. In 2007 he was part of the Auckland Lions

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team that finished in 10th place for the season. He has also played for the

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. In 2008 he signed with

based in Queensland, Australia. Fabian started the season playing Fogs cup and was selected to play for a Brisbane Fogs team in the Toyota Centenary Cup Tournament. He made his first

appearance against Mackay Cutters on 10 May 2008. In 2008 Soutar re-signed with Easts Tigers for two more seasons.

References

External links

*New Zealand Rugby Leagu
"2006 Trans Tasman Rugby League Cup"
June, 2006. *Chris Garr
"Centenary Trophy"
"QRL" May, 2008. *Queensland Rugby Leagu
"Tigers enjoy fortune change"
May, 2008. *Burnes, C (2003). "Kelston named top league school", Western Leader. {{DEFAULTSORT:Soutar, Fabian 1986 births Living people Auckland rugby league team players Cook Islands national rugby league team players Eastern Suburbs Tigers players Glenora Bears players Mount Albert Lions players New Lynn Stags players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent New Zealand rugby league players Rugby league players from Whanganui Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows