The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams for round nine of the 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership, against the St George Illawarra Dragons, to be played at ANZ Stadium on Monday 11 May at 7pm. Rabbitohs Head Coach Michael Maguire has named an 18-man squad for this Monday night football fixture, including returning international players Greg Inglis, Alex Johnston and Issac Luke. Turner, Reynolds, Stewart, Whitelaw, Crichton, Musgrove, PJ Lose, Cottrell were unavialble due to injury. Auva'a is out suspended.
The Rabbitohs’ team is:
1. Inglis, Greg (c) 2. Johnston, Alex 3. Walker, Dylan 4. Goodwin, Bryson 5. Reddy, Joel 6. Sutton, John 7. Keary, Luke 8. Burgess, George 9. Luke, Issac 10. Tyrrell, Dave 11. Grevsmuhl, Chris 12. McQueen, Chris 13. Burgess, Tom 14. McInnes, Cameron 15. Lowe, Ben 16. Brown, Nathan 17. Grant, Tim 18. Gray, Aaron Coach – Michael Maguire
The South Sydney Rabbitohs U20 Holden Cup side will play the St George-Illawarra at Redfern Oval on Saturday May 9 starting at 1:30pm It is not being played as a curatin-raiser match this week. The decision was made in consultation with clubs and key stakeholders as an attempt to preserve the ANZ Stadium pitch after the recent high volume of rainfall The South Sydney Rabbitohs Holden Cup team is
1. Makoare-Boyce, Devon 2. Goolagong, Damon 3. Hiroti, Haimona 4. Simone, Irae 5. Ellison, Josh 6. Hedges, Jordie 7. O'Donnell, Chad 8. Williams, Clayton (c) 9. Coleman, Liam 10. Syme, Eden 11. McCudden, Jacob 12. Saumamao, Tulsa 13. Tangiiti, Wallace 14. Booth, Aaron 15. Gardiner, Joe 16. Preece, Hayden 17. Timoteo, Dominic Coach - Troy Finch
The Rabbitohs NSW Cup feeder side, the North Sydney Bears, is set to take on the Newcastle Knights in round nine of the NSW Cup this Sunday 10 May at 3pm at Newcastle Sports Ground #2. Darren Nicholls and Matt Hyland return to the Bears’ line up having represented NSW in the NSW Cup vs QLD Residents representative game last weekend. In other news from the Bears’ squad, the South Sydney Football Club has confirmed that Cody Walker is now eligible for selection for the South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL side. The Rabbitohs have taken this next step to allow Walker to be eligible for selection at all levels within the Club following completion of his counselling sessions and personal development courses, following the support of the Rugby League Players’ Association. As people are aware, Walker has been playing for the North Sydney Bears in the NSW Cup throughout April. The Club has advised the NRL of the decision to allow him to now be eligible for first grade selection, and the NRL has said they support this position. The NSW Cup team is
1. Taukafa, Setefano 2. Olive, John 3. Millard, Darryl 4. Murphy, Ed 5. Manuleleua, Sam 6. Walker, Cody 7. Nicholls, Darren 8. Mauala, Fred Junior 9. Hyland, Matt (c) 10. Sione, Keresoma 11. Gray, Brock 12. Gosiewski, Jack 13. Roberts, Jesse 14. Friend, Jethro 15. Lee, Evan 16. Sorensen, Scott 17. Gregorius, Bernard 18. Wall, Brad Coach - Ben Gardiner
The South Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball U18 to play in the Grand Final against Cronulla-Sutherland at Leichhardt Oval at Saturday May 9 1:00pm
1. O'Connor, Dylan 2. Boyce, Rangi-Paoa 3. Reweti, Jalen 4. Koloamatangi, Keaon 5. Perri, Blade 6. Anderson, Jade 7. Preece, Kurtis 8. Fuimaono, Henry 9. Neil, John 10. Hamlin, Gabe 11. Alvarado, Tristan 12. Talakai, Siosifa (c) 13. Murray, Cameron 14. Guler, Emre 15. Ngamotu, Keenan 16. Rahme, Richardo 17. Fitzgerald, Brody 18. Manowski, Blake 19. Townsend, Reece 20. Maipi, Tuteauru 21. Tufuga, Johnathan 22. Tuiletufuga, Wiremu 23. Bouris, Jed 24. Hookey, Kobi Coach - Willie Peters