The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams to take on the Newcastle Knights in round 26 of the 2011 NRL Premiership this Friday 2 September at 7:35pm at Ausgrid Stadium. Rabbitohs Head Coach John Lang will welcome back fullback Nathan Merritt and five-eighth John Sutton to his side for this all-important clash. Chris McQueen will move to the centres to replace Greg Inglis who was ruled out yesterday with an ankle injury. Fetuli Talanoa has been named on the wing. James Roberts is the sides 18th man. The Rabbitohs encourage all of their Members and supporters to make their way to Newcastle on Friday night to support their team as they strive to secure a position in the top eight. The NRL fixture kicks off at 7:35pm with the Toyota Cup fixture scheduled to commence at 5:20pm. The Rabbitohs team is -
1. Merritt, Nathan 2. Farrell, Dylan 3. Corrigan, Shaune 4. McQueen, Chris 5. Talanoa, Fetuli 6. Sutton, John 7. Sandow, Chris 8. Ross, Ben 9. Luke, Issac 10. McPherson, Shannan 11. Pettybourne, Eddy 12. Taylor, Dave 13. Crocker, Michael (c) 14. Burgess, Luke 15. Tyrrell, Dave 16. Clark, Jason 17. Peats, Nathan 21. Robrts, James Coach – John Lang
The Rabbitohs Toyota Cup team is -
1. Vale, Kieran 2. Loleiso, Paul 3. Jaeger, Reece 4. Takapu, Arthur 5. Sisifa, David 6. Koroisau, Apisai 7. French, Kurt 8. Vaingalo, Keliti 9. Brennan, Darryl 10. Bryant, Hamish 11. Jarrett, Brett 12. Turner, Kyle 13. Matthews, Blake 14. Tuiavii, Jordan 15. Cooper, James 16. Place, Matt 20. Schuster, Roy Coach - Scott Murray
The NSW Cup team play their Round 25 match against Wentworthville at Ringrose Park on Saturday Sep 3 3:00pm The Bears team is -
1. Roberts, James 2. Johnston, Curtis 3. Nichols, Greg (c) 4. Judd, Blake 5. Hawkins, Jack 6. Mundine, Matt 7. Florimo, Jay 8. Burgess, George 9. Falloon, Beau 10. Areaiiti, Neccrom 11. Ranieri, Alex 12. Molan, Brock 13. Webster, Dean 14. Retzlaff, Herman 15. Shearer, Jake 16. Matapuku, Joey 17. McKinnon, Brendan 18. Apps, Ryan 19. Pettyborne, Kennedy Coach - Wayne Lambkin
The NSW Cup team play their Quarter Final (6v3) match against Cronulla-Sutherland Storm at Endeavour Field on Sunday Sep 11 3:00pm The Bears team is -
1. Mansour, Josh 2. Johnston, Curtis 3. Nichols, Greg (c) 4. Judd, Blake 5. Hawkins, Jack 6. Mundine, Matt 7. Webster, Malcolm 8. Burgess, George 9. Falloon, Beau 10. Areaiiti, Neccrom 11. Ranieri, Alex 12. Molan, Brock 13. Webster, Dean 14. Retzlaff, Herman 15. Shearer, Jake 16. Matapuku, Joey 17. McKinnon, Brendan 18. Apps, Ryan 19. Florimo, Jay 20. Pettyborne, Kennedy Coach - Wayne Lambkin
The NSW Cup team play their Semi Final (6v4) match against Newtown at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday Sep 18 3:00pm The Bears team is -
1. Mansour, Josh 2. Johnston, Curtis 3. Nichols, Greg (c) 4. Judd, Blake 5. Hawkins, Jack 6. Mundine, Matt 7. Webster, Malcolm 8. Burgess, George 9. Falloon, Beau 10. Areaiiti, Neccrom 11. Ranieri, Alex 12. Molan, Brock 13. Webster, Dean 14. Retzlaff, Herman 15. Shearer, Jake 16. Matapuku, Joey 17. McKinnon, Brendan 18. Apps, Ryan 19. Florimo, Jay 20. Pettyborne, Kennedy Coach - Wayne Lambkin
The NSW Cup team play their Preliminary Final (4v1) match against Canterbury at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday Sep 25 3:00pm The Bears team is -
1. Mansour, Josh 2. Johnston, Curtis 3. Nichols, Greg (c) 4. Leslie, Bennett 5. Hawkins, Jack 6. Mundine, Matt 7. Webster, Malcolm 8. Burgess, George 9. Falloon, Beau 10. Areaiiti, Neccrom 11. Ranieri, Alex 12. Molan, Brock 13. Judd, Blake 14. Retzlaff, Herman 15. Shearer, Jake 16. McKinnon, Brendan 17. Webster, Dean 18. Apps, Ryan 19. Florimo, Jay Coach - Wayne Lambkin