2026 NRL Pre-Season Challenge Round 1 - Teams

South Sydney v St George-Illawarra

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their squad for the 43rd Charity Shield match against the St George Illawarra Dragons to be played this Saturday 14 February at 8:10pm at WIN Stadium in Wollongong. Rabbitohs Assistant Coach Ben Hornby has named 12 players with NRL experience for the Club’s first hit out of the pre-season. New recruit and South Sydney junior, Bronson Garlick, will have the honour of captaining the side in the Charity Shield. Tass, Sullivan, Walker, Mitchell, B.Smith, Arrow, Graham-Taufa and Kosi are out injured. Munro is out suspended. Wighton and Duncan are on representative duties.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs team for Round 1 of the Pre-Season Challenge against St George-Illawarra is:

Flbk -  1 - Dufty, Matt 
Wing -  2 - Bentley-Hape, Bentley       
Cntr -  3 - Penitani, Talanoa   
Cntr -  4 - Siegwait, Latrell
Wing -  5 - Mazzone, Jordi
5/8  -  6 - Ward, Ashton     
Half -  7 - Glover, Jonah
Prop -  8 - Ataata, Salesi  
Hook -  9 - Mamouzelos, Peter   
Prop - 10 - Hubner, Lachlan   
SRow - 11 - Fletcher, Thomas     
SRow - 12 - McCarthy, Max
Lock - 13 - Garlick, Bronson (c) 

Int  - 14 - Humphreys, Jamie
Int  - 15 - Tatola, Junior      
Int  - 16 - Keppie, Sean       
Int  - 17 - Le Blanc, Liam     
Int  - 18 - Humphries, Matthew     
Int  - 19 - Radel, John  
Int  - 20 - Johannssen, Tim  
Int  - 21 - Keung, Elijah
Int  - 22 - Kirk, Jay
Int  - 23 - Taua, Nazareth
Int  - 24 - Afualo, William
Int  - 25 - Lawry, Oliver
Int  - 26 - Fakaosi, Tayson

Coach - Hornby, Ben

The curtain raiser match will see the Rabbitohs and Dragons clash in a NSW Cup trial match, with kick off scheduled for 5:45pm.

The Jersey Flegg Cup under 21s men’s team will trial against the Dragons on Saturday 14 February at 5pm at Collegians Sporting Complex in Figtree.

The SG Ball Cup under 19s men’s and the Harold Matthews Cup under 17s boys’ teams will head to New Zealand to take on the Warriors on Sunday 15 February at Bruce Pullman Park in Takanini, with the Harold Matthews Cup fixture commencing at 8am Sydney time (10am NZ time) and the SG Ball Cup match starting at 9:30am Sydney time (11:30am NZ time).

The U19 SG Ball squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Fotu-Moala, Isaac
Wing -  2 - Ballard, Joshua
Cntr -  3 - Jennings, Dayne
Cntr -  4 - Tauaa, Dean
Wing -  5 - Lyons, Dwayne 
5/8  -  6 - Alavarez, Taj
Half -  7 - Grey, Bailey 
Prop -  8 - Lavakeiaho, Phillip 
Hook -  9 - Hill, Cody (c)
Prop - 10 - Fui, Maddox
SRow - 11 - Leha, Will
LSRw - 12 - Ajouz, Mohammed 
Lock - 13 - Cresswell, Caleb

Int  - 14 - Walters, Lachlan
Int  - 15 - Kite, George
Int  - 16 - Sisifa, Simon
Int  - 17 - Moses, Lochlin
Int  - 18 - Davies, Jimmy

Coach - Hogan, Nathan

The U17s Harold Matthews Cup squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Dorahy, Harry
Wing -  2 - Wright, Benjamin
Cntr -  3 - Toefaeono, Dwayne
Cntr -  4 - Gullionta, Diezel
Wing -  5 - Hopoate, Devida 
5/8  -  6 - Fotu-Moala, Tukia
Half -  7 - Tarau, Payton (c)
Prop -  8 - King-Cleave, Mikaere 
Hook -  9 - Jones, Cooper 
Prop - 10 - Manuofetoa, Josiah
SRow - 11 - Samson, Taoko
SRow - 12 - Bishop, Jayden
Lock - 13 - Mailangi, Anthony

Int  - 14 - Bar-Haim, Lior 
Int  - 15 - Williams, Cooper
Int  - 16 - Varol, Mehmet
Int  - 17 - Tauheluhelu, Soni
Int  - 18 - Muscat, Liam
Int  - 19 - Suani, Heinz

Coach - O'Brien, Kell

The Tarsha Gale Cup under 19s women’s and the Lisa Fiaola Cup under 17s girls’ teams will play the Penrith Panthers on Saturday 14 February at St Marys Leagues Stadium, with the Lisa Fiaola Cup match set to start at 10am and the Tarsha Gale Cup game scheduled to kick off at 11:30am.

The Womens U19s Tarsha Gale Cup squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Dower, Tahlya
Wing -  2 - Christian, Olivia       
Cntr -  3 - Lealaiauloto, Savannah  
Cntr -  4 - Phillips, Evie        
Wing -  5 - Anderson, Lani     
5/8  -  6 - Mason, Sahara    
Half -  7 - McGregor, Kiara (c)
Prop -  8 - Saito, Anita     
Hook -  9 - Peraua, Samina    
Prop - 10 - Kalland, Hannah   
SRow - 11 - Faasoa, Lereit    
SRow - 12 - Hall, Annelise    
Lock - 13 - Manu, Keilani 

Int  - 14 - Latta, Keely
Int  - 15 - Logan, Mequynne     
Int  - 16 - Elekana, Marleya     
Int  - 17 - Tuara, Adriana    
Int  - 18 - Talanoa, Markaylah    
Int  - 19 - Tonga, Cecelia 
Int  - 20 - Kini-Samuelu, Sonavia 
Int  - 21 - Israel, Sienna
Int  - 22 - Ben, Chantai

Coach - Costello, Brad

The Womens U17s Lisa Fiola Cup squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Ryan-Last, Cobi   
Wing -  2 - Khoury, Anabelle        
Cntr -  3 - Dominis, Jade  
Cntr -  4 - Falepapalangi, Emmaline        
Wing -  5 - Foley, Indiana     
5/8  -  6 - Koi, Selene    
Half -  7 - Trasler, Lauren   
Prop -  8 - Alatasi, Mercy      
Hook -  9 - Reynolds, Erin   
Prop - 10 - Horne, Taylor   
SRow - 11 - McKee, Bronte     
SRow - 12 - Ogle, Lexus    
Lock - 13 - Lester, Zahri (c) 

Int  - 14 - Puhipuhi, Kyliah 
Int  - 15 - Taulaga, Larei
Int  - 16 - Tagoia, Regina     
Int  - 17 - Maui, Olivia    
Int  - 18 - Lafleur, Jayda    

Coach - Alaia, Vai

NRL Pre-Season Challenge Round 1 & Juniors Round 2 - Match Report

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 10 Feb 2026] / SSFC [Viewed 10 Feb 2026] / TFR v7nB / FN-1

Weekend - Feb 7

The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ four junior representative teams will kick off their respective seasons this Saturday 7 February at Redfern Oval, taking on the Illawarra Steelers in all grades. The first game on the day will be the Lisa Fiaola Cup under 17s girls match against the Steelers at 10am, followed by the Tarsha Gale Cup under 19s women’s fixture at 11:45am. The Harold Matthews Cup under 17s boys game will commence at 1:30pm, followed by the SG Ball Cup under 19s men’s match at 3:15pm.

The U19 SG Ball squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Fotu-Moala, Isaac
Wing -  2 - Ballard, Joshua
Cntr -  3 - Jennings, Dayne
Cntr -  4 - Tauaa, Dean
Wing -  5 - Afualo, Maxwell
5/8  -  6 - Alavarez, Taj
Half -  7 - McKenna, Tom
Prop -  8 - Lavakeiaho, Phillip 
Hook -  9 - Hill, Cody (c)
Prop - 10 - Fui, Maddox
SRow - 11 - Leha, Will
LSRw - 12 - Aufai-Farani, Taj
Lock - 13 - Cresswell, Caleb

Int  - 14 - Walters, Lachlan
Int  - 15 - Kite, George
Int  - 16 - Sisifa, Simon
Int  - 17 - Moses, Lochlin
Int  - 18 - Kaberry, Ben
Int  - 19 - Davies, Jimmy
Int  - 20 - Ajouz, Mohammed
Int  - 21 - Mackay-Filihia, Listante
Int  - 22 - Thaiday-Shinn, Elijah
Int  - 23 - Grey, Bailey

Coach - Hogan, Nathan

The U17s Harold Matthews Cup squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Dorahy, Harry
Wing -  2 - Wright, Ben
Cntr -  3 - Toefaeono, Dwayne
Cntr -  4 - Gullionta, Diezel
Wing -  5 - Hopoate, Devida 
5/8  -  6 - Fotu-Moala, Tukia
Half -  7 - Tarau, Payton (c)
Prop -  8 - Suluvale-Liumaunu, Zavier
Hook -  9 - Bar-Haim, Lior
Prop - 10 - Manuofetoa, Josiah
SRow - 11 - Samson, Taoko
SRow - 12 - Bishop, Jayden
Lock - 13 - Mailangi, Anthony

Int  - 14 - O'Neill, Sean
Int  - 15 - Williams, Cooper
Int  - 16 - Varol, Mehmet
Int  - 17 - Tauheluhelu, Soni
Int  - 18 - Muscat, Liam
Int  - 19 - Suani, Heinz

Coach - O'Brien, Kell

The Womens U19s Tarsha Gale Cup squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Dower, Tahlya
Wing -  2 - Christian, Olivia       
Cntr -  3 - Lealaiauloto, Savannah  
Cntr -  4 - Phillips, Evie        
Wing -  5 - Anderson, Lani     
5/8  -  6 - Mason, Sahara    
Half -  7 - McGregor, Kiara (c)
Prop -  8 - Saito, Anita     
Hook -  9 - Peraua, Samina    
Prop - 10 - Kalland, Hannah   
SRow - 11 - Faasoa, Lereit    
SRow - 12 - Hall, Annelise    
Lock - 13 - Manu, Keilani 

Int  - 14 - Latta, Keely
Int  - 15 - Logan, Mequynne     
Int  - 16 - Elekana, Marleya     
Int  - 17 - Tuara, Adriana    
Int  - 18 - Talanoa, Markaylah    
Int  - 19 - Tonga, Cecelia 
Int  - 20 - Kini-Samuelu, Sonavia 

Coach - Costello, Brad

The Womens U17s Lisa Fiola Cup squad for the game is :-

Flbk -  1 - Ryan-Last, Cobi   
Wing -  2 - Foley, Indiana       
Cntr -  3 - Dominis, Jade  
Cntr -  4 - Falepapalangi, Emmaline        
Wing -  5 - Khoury, Anabelle     
5/8  -  6 - Koi, Selene    
Half -  7 - Trasler, Lauren   
Prop -  8 - Millward, Zsa Zsa     
Hook -  9 - Reynolds, Erin   
Prop - 10 - Horne, Taylor   
SRow - 11 - McKee, Bronte     
SRow - 12 - Ogle, Lexus    
Lock - 13 - Lester, Zahri (c) 

Int  - 14 - Mafi, Nevaeh
Int  - 15 - Alatasi, Mercy     
Int  - 16 - Tagoai, Regina     
Int  - 17 - Maui, Olivia    
Int  - 18 - Lafleur, Jayda    

Coach - Alaia, Vai

Juniors Round 1 - Match Report

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 6 Feb 2026] / TFR v7nA / FN-1

Weekend - Jan 31

The South Sydney NSW Cup contracted plyers and Jersey Flegg U21 players have a pre-season trial against Blacktown Workers affiliate club, playing their Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield squads respectiavely, at HE Laybutt Field on Saturday January 31 starting from 10:00am. Squads for the trials are.

The NSW Cup squad for the game is :-

 1 - Afualo, William
 2 - Alhazim, Josh
 3 - Ayache, Yehya
 4 - Dickson, Logan
 5 - Fakaosi, Tayson
 6 - Gallo, Nathaniel
 7 - Hansen, Siotame Fili-Moe-Ulie
 8 - Hokai, Tangirere Pita
 9 - Keir, Daniel
10 - Kelso, Cody
11 - King, Kayde
12 - Kirk, Jay
13 - Lawry, OLiver
14 - Palu-Lotoaniu, Sunita
15 - Marsh, Harrison
16 - Mazzone, Jordi
17 - Nati, Damian Nati
18 - Pele, Franklin
19 - Pomare, Hayden
20 - Sprague, Billy
21 - Sukanaivalu, Epeli Drega
22 - Thompson, Charlie
23 - Valevatu, James
24 - Vito, Lajuan
25 - Waitere, Te Wehi
26 - Widders, Dean Jnr
27 - Williamson, Ben

Coach - Collins, Wayne

The U21 Jersey Flegg Cup squad for the game is :-

 1 - Alvarez, Corbin
 2 - Bailey, Chaice
 3 - Berryman, Tylan
 4 - Borges, James
 5 - Dowling, Levi
 6 - Feast, Jamayne
 7 - Felsch, Tavis
 8 - Fong, Jacob
 9 - Geary, Ben
10 - Griffin, Samuel
11 - Hancock, Jack
12 - Heslin, Mateus
13 - Iraia, Karlos
14 - Kuscu, Yasin
15 - Lendy, Assariah
16 - Litisoni, Albert
17 - Lua, Daniel
18 - Malcolm, Brody
19 - Mathews, Kaearangi
20 - Miller, Harvee
21 - Poynton, Charlie
22 - Rooke, Harrison
23 - Samuel, Caelis
24 - Saumaki, Saumaki
25 - Skillington, Jaffahl
26 - Slate, Tylah
27 - Smith, Hadley
28 - Sue, Tahi
29 - Tandberg, Connor
30 - Tausili, Zeke
31 - Taylor, Sam
32 - Vaotu'ua, Devonte
33 - Waldock, Noah
34 - Wi Neera, Te Paeroa
35 - Wolfe, Jayden
36 - Wright, Daniel

Coach - Kenna, Scott

Weekend - Jan 24

The South Sydney Rabbitohs junior representative teams will have their final pre-season hit outs this Saturday 24 January at Redfern Oval against the Newcastle Knights, ahead of the start of their seasons in early February. The day begins with the Lisa Fiaola Cup under 17s girls match at 10:30am, followed by the Tarsha Gale Cup under 19s women at 12:00pm. The Harold Matthews Cup under 17s boys match kicks off at 1:30pm, with the SG Ball Cup under 19s men to follow at 3:00pm.

The U19 SG Ball squad for the game is :-

 1 - Grey, Bailey
 2 - Davies, Jimmy
 3 - Feltham, Darcy
 4 - Lake, Kingston-Cruz
 5 - Hill, Zane
 6 - Bender, Jake
 7 - Lyons, Dwayne
 8 - Hill, Cody
 9 - Mackey-Filihia, Listante
10 - Fotu-Moala, Isaac
11 - Tauaa, Dean
12 - Ballard, Joshua
13 - Jennings, Dwayne
14 - Ajouz, Mohammed
15 - Afualo, Maxwell
16 - Khalil, Jacob
17 - Alvarez, Taj
18 - McKenna, Tom
19 - Mikhall, Isaac
20 - Walters, Lachlan
21 - Kaberry, Benjamin
22 - Moses, Lochie
23 - O'Callaghan, Tom
24 - Thaiday-Shinn, Elijah
25 - Aufai-Farani, Taj
26 - Kite, George
27 - Fui, Maddox
28 - Cresswell, Caleb
29 - Leha, Will
30 - Sisifa, Simon
31 - Tuiletufu, Soul
32 - Naufahu, Soane
33 - Lavakeiaho, Phillip
34 - Pasikala, Christian

Coach - Hogan, Nathan

The U17s Harold Matthews Cup squad for the game is :-

 1 - Dorahy, Harry
 2 - Hopoate, Devida
 3 - Gullionta, Diezel
 4 - Suani, Heinz
 5 - Toefaeono, Dwayne
 6 - Fotu-Moala, Tukia
 7 - Tarau, Payton
 8 - Suluvale-Liumaunu, Zavier
 9 - Searle, Isaac
10 - Bar-Haim, Lior
11 - Bishop, Jayden
12 - Samson, Taoko
13 - Manuofetoa, Josiah
14 - Bateup, Charlie
15 - Williams, Cooper
16 - Varol, Mehmet
17 - O'Neill, Sean     
18 - Herden, Thomas     
19 - Muscat, Liam
20 - Higgins-Tugaga, Emmanuel
21 - Gray, Jackson

Coach - O'Brien, Kell

The Womens U19s Tarsha Gale Cup squad for the game is :-

 1 - Dower, Tahlya
 2 - Chappell, April
 3 - Phillips, Evanjelika
 4 - Israel, Sienna
 5 - Christian, Olivia
 6 - Mason, Sahara
 7 - McGregor, Kiara
 8 - Logan, Mequynne
 9 - Latta, Keely
10 - Kalland, Hannah
11 - Faascoa, Lereit
12 - Hall, Annelise
14 - Peraua, Samina
13 - Manu, Keilani
15 - Saito, Anita
16 - Aalders, Maneiya
17 - Fakhr, Sarah
18 - Rehutai, TeAira
19 - Kini-Samuelu, Sonavia
20 - Segi, Mia
21 - Rayner, Tully

Coach - Costello, Brad

The Womens U17s Lisa Fiola Cup squad for the game is :-

 1 - Donovan, Taya
 2 - Reynolds, Erin
 3 - Taulaga, Larei
 4 - Foley, Indiana
 5 - Lafleur, Jayda
 6 - Gil, Amelia
 7 - Mafi, Nevaeh
 8 - Whitaker, Poppy
 9 - Ryan-Last, Cobi
10 - Lester, Zahri (c)
11 - Trasler, Lauren
12 - Khoury, Anabelle
13 - Maui, Olivia
14 - Puhipuhi, Kyllah
15 - Koi, Selene
16 - Doyle, Tess
17 - McKee, Bronte
18 - Horne, Taylor
19 - Alatasi, Mercy
20 - Ballard, Jazmine
21 - Tagoai, Ulalia
22 - Gordon, Alexus
23 - Dominis, Jade
24 - Millward, Zsa Zsa
25 - Ogle, Lexus
26 - Tagoai, Regina

Coach - Alaia, Vai

Junior Trials - Match Reports

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 21 Jan 2026] / FN-1


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