John Sutton (rugby league)

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = John Sutton
fullname = John Sutton
nickname = Sutto


caption =
country =
position = Five Eighth / Lock / Centre
currentclub = South Sydney
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|11|5|df=yes
placeofbirth = Sydney, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|190|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|102|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16 South Sydney
year1start = 2004
year1end = present
appearances1 = 90
tries1 = 23
goals1 = 7
fieldgoals1 = 1
points1 = 107
teamA = leagueicon|Australia|16px Prime Minister's XIII
yearAstart = 2005
yearAend =
appearancesA = 1
triesA = 0
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 0
teamB = leagueicon|City|16 City Origin
yearBstart = 2008
yearBend =
appearancesB = 1
triesB = 1
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 4
updated = September 2, 2008
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new = yes

John Sutton (born 5 November, 1984 in Sydney, Australia) is a professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at five eighth, though he also plays at lock or centre. His junior football was played at Kensington and with the Coogee Wombats. Sutton made his first grade debut in Round 17 of the 2004 season for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. Sutton was selected for the Prime Minister's XIII in 2005.

Sutton is a member of the Australian surf gang the Bra Boys and was also involved in a feature film of the same name.

He is of Australian and Fijian (Rotuman) heritage. [ [http://www.spock.com/q/Rotuman Rotuman - Spock Search ] ]

Sutton was named as an automatic inclusion for the Fiji Bati 2008 Rugby League World Cup side to be officially named in October 2008. [ [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=80405 ] ]

He has been named in the Fiji training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=96697|title=Bati pencil in new Newcastle pace ace Uate|publisher=Fiji Times Online|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-08] cite web|url=http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/08/06/fijian-preliminary-squad.aspx|title=Fijian preliminary squad|publisher=RLWC08.com|date=2008-08-06|accessdate=2008-08-02]

References

1. http://www.spock.com/q/Rotuman

External links

* [http://www.souths.com.au/football/player.asp?PlayerID=2336 Official Player profile]
* [http://www.nrl.com.au/Clubs/Rabbitohs/RabbitohsPlayerProfile/tabid/232/playerid/169/Default.aspx Official NRL Player profile]