Jacob Laban (born 17 April 2004) is a Samoan
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a for the
New Zealand Warriors
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in the
National Rugby League
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(NRL).
Background
Jacob Laban was educated at
St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt
St Bernard's College (often abbreviated to SBC or SBC183) is a Catholic year 7 to 13 (form 1 to 7) secondary school for boys located at 183 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The school was opened by the Marist Brothers in 1946. Ye ...
before moving to Auckland in 2021 to complete his year 13 studies at
Kelston Boys' High School.
Career
Laban made his first grade debut in his side's 34−4 victory over the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...
in round 5 of the
2024 NRL season
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.
During a match in NSW cup, Laban was sent off after a melee with Canberra Raiders player
Corey Horsburgh when Horsburgh and Laban came to blows.
On 30 September 2024, Laban was named in the NSW Cup team of the year.
2025
On 21 May, the Warriors announced that Laban had re-signed with the club until the end of the 2029 season.
References
External links
New Zealand Warriors profile
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2004 births
Living people
New Zealand Warriors players
People educated at St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt
Rugby league players from Apia
Rugby league second-rows
Samoan rugby league players
21st-century Samoan sportsmen