The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams for round 5 of the 2007 NRL Premiership against Newcastle at the Gosford Stadium this Sunday 15th April, with the NRL fixture scheduled to kick off at 2:00pm. The Rabbitohs have been forced to make a number of changes due to injury. Yileen Gordon will play his first game of first grade for 2007 from the wing, replacing injured winger Paul Mellor (back). Dean Widders will start the match replacing injured captain David Kidwell (knee). Joe Galuvao will move on to the first grade bench, along with prop Jaiman Lowe. Scott Geddes is the 18th man.
The Rabbitohs’ team is:
1. Peachey, David 2. Merritt, Nathan 3. Vagana, Nigel 4. Hegarty, Shannon 5. Gordon, Yileen 6. Smith, Jeremy 7. Williams, Joe 8. Cusack, Peter (c) 9. Irvine, Daniel 10. Asotasi, Roy 11. Widders, Dean 12. Fa'alogo, David 13. Sutton, John 14. Rigon, Shane 15. Galuvao, Joe 16. Stuart, Luke 17. Lowe, Jamian 18. Geddes, Scott Coach - Jason Taylor
South Sydney Reserve Grade feeder team the North Sydney Bears NSW Premier League side will play Canberra at Kippax Oval starting at Sunday Apr 15 2:00pm Reece Simmonds and Stuart Webb have been named to play their first match for the Bears after returning from injuries suffered in the trials. Forward Valu Nasio has been named on the bench for the first time this year. The North Sydney Bears team is
1. Gordon , Isaac 2. Boston, Troy 3. Paulson, Germaine 4. Talanoa, Fetuli 5. Simmonds, Reece 6. Champion, Beau 7. Paea, Eddie 8. Manuokafoa, Manase 9. Webb, Stuart 10. Ta'akimoeaka, Conrad 11. Wynyard, Dave 12. Bobongie, Jardine 13. Rogers, Ben 14. Nasio, Valu 15. Luke, Issac 16. Verlinden, Ryan 17. Dears, Chris 18. Filipine, Ramon 19. Webb, Clark Coach - Wayne Lambkin
The South Sydney Rabbitohs Jersey Flegg U20 side will play the Newcastle team starting at 12:05pm The South Sydney Rabbitohs U20 team is
1. Ma'afu, Ratu 2. Moli, Anga 3. Coleman, Steve 4. Iosefo, Joseph 5. North, Chad 6. Reedy, Caleb 7. Trotter, Trent 8. Tovo, Sione 9. Falloon, Beau (c) 10. Pettybourne, Eddy 11. Swadling, Adam 12. Browne, Tim 13. Seelin, Troy 14. Lewis, Shane 15. Fo'ouakauola, Hala 16. Hooper, Jade 17. Nathan, BJ 18. McKay, David 19. Barakat, Nathan 20. Barrett, Richard 21. Fale, Fonua 22. Tuara, Albert Coach - John Amatto