The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams for round 24 of the 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership, against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, to be played at ANZ Stadium on Friday 21 August at 7:45pm. The Rabbitohs have named John Sutton at five-eighth to replace the suspended Luke Keary, Jason Clark in the second row, and Paul Carter at hooker to replace the suspended Issac Luke. Glenn Stewart will line up for his 200th NRL game this Friday night, having made his first grade debut for the Sea Eagles against Brisbane in round 20, 2003. 5,000 Glenn Stewart facemasks will available to Rabbitohs Members and fans at Friday night’s game at ANZ Stadium, and Nova 969 will also be distributing 3,500 red and green flags to Rabbitohs Members and supporters amongst the crowd at ANZ Stadium this weekend. The Rabbitohs and Bulldogs will play for the Special Olympics Cup this Friday night, helping to raise funds and awareness for the Special Olympics organisation. To learn more about Special Olympics, visit www.specialolympics.com.au. The Rabbitohs will also be highlighting the importance of the NRL’s largest Membership base, with Friday’s game part of the Club’s Members Appreciation Round. The Club has over 35,000 Members in 2015 and is encouraging all Members to come to Friday night’s game against the Bulldogs and get right behind the team. All ticketholders for this game at ANZ Stadium include return travel on Sydney Train services. There are seven direct supporter trains for this event for fans to take advantage of. Inglis, A.Gray, B.Gray and Whitelaw were unavialble due to injury.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the Rabbitohs in the 2015 Superman jersey, and and will be worn by Souths in their Round 25 clash with the Broncos. The famous ‘S’ symbol emblazoned on the front of the Jersey is the Kryptonian symbol for ‘hope’ and is synonymous with Superman and now, the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
The Rabbitohs’ team is:
1. Johnston, Alex 2. Reddy, Joel 3. Walker, Dylan 4. Auva'a, Kirisome 5. Goodwin, Bryson 6. Keary, Luke 7. Reynolds, Adam 8. Burgess, George 9. Luke, Issac 10. Tyrrell, Dave 11. Stewart, Glenn 12. Sutton, John (c) 13. Turner, Kyle 14. Clark, Jason 15. Grevsmuhl, Chris 16. Grant, Tim 17. Burgess, Tom Coach – Michael Maguire
The South Sydney Rabbitohs U20 Holden Cup side will play the Brisbane starting at 5:30pm The South Sydney Rabbitohs Holden Cup team is
1. Hedges, Jordie 2. Makore-Boyce, Damon 3. Talakai, Siosifa 4. Cottrell, Tevita 5. Goolagong, Damon 6. Simone, Irae 7. Levido, Eli 8. Williams, Clayton (c) 9. Booth, Aaron 10. Davis, Tim 11. Hiroti, Haimona 12. McCudden, Jacob 13. Preece, Hayden 14. Besgrove, Joe 15. Coleman, Liam 16. Hamlin, Gabe 17. Leuluai, Treyvon 18. Gardiner, Joe Coach - Troy Finch
The Rabbitohs NSW Cup feeder side, the North Sydney Bears, is set to take on the Newtown in Round 25, the Last Round, of the NSW Cup this Saturday Aug 29 at 3:00pm at Henson Park. The NSW Cup team is
1. Millard, Daryl 2. Olive, John 3. Suamamoa, Tulsa 4. Murphy, Ed 5. Gregorius, Bernard 6. Walker, Cody 7. Nicholls, Darren (c) 8. Brown, Nathan 9. McInnes, Cameron 10. Musgrove, Zane 11. Carter, Paul 12. Gosiewski, Jack 13. McQueen, Chris 14. Sorensen, Scott 15. Roberts, Jesse 16. Crichton, Angus 17. Hyland, Matt Coach - Ben Gardiner