The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their team to take on the North Queensland Cowboys in round 13 of the 2009 NRL Premiership this Saturday 6 June at Dairy Farmers Stadium. Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor has named State of Origin representative players Michael Crocker and Craig Wing in his side for this Saturday night’s match. Crocker will play in the second row, with Wing playing at lock. John Sutton will play his 100th NRL game this weekend, after making his first grade debut for the Rabbitohs in 2004. Fetuli Talanoa will play his 50th NRL game on Saturday night, having debuted for the Rabbitohs in 2006. The NRL match is scheduled for a 7:30pm kick off with the Toyota Cup due to commence at 5:15pm. The referees for the first grade fixture are Shayne Hayne and Gerard Sutton. The Rabbitohs NRL side is:
1. Capewell, Luke 2. Merritt, Nathan 3. Best, Colin 4. Champion, Beau 5. Talanoa, Fetuli 6. Sutton, John 7. Sandow, Chris 8. Stuart, Luke 9. Luke, Issac 10. Asotasi,Roy (c) 11. Crocker, Michael 12. Fa'alogo, David 13. Wing, Craig 14. Pettybourne, Eddy 15. Kidwell, David 16. McPherson, Shannan 17. Geddes, Scott 18. Lowe, Jamian 19. Falloon, Beau Coach – Jason Taylor
The Rabbitohs Toyota Cup side is:
1. Webster, Malcolm 2. Mansour, Josh 3. Vaivai, Junior 4. Farrell, Dylan 5. Morgan, Kane 6. Reynolds, Adam 7. Webster, Malcolm 8. Nansen, Jacob 9. Peats, Nathan 10. Lupi, Brad 11. Molan, Brock 12. Takairangi, Brad 13. Clark, Jason (c) 14. Joseph, John 15. Hammett, Aaron 16. Shearer, Jake 19. Tulemau, Jack Coach – Daniel Irvine
The North Sydney Bears take on the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup this Saturday 6 June at 3pm at Henson Park. The Bears team is:
1. Wara, Samu 2. McQueen, Chris 3. Apps, Deon 4. Baird, Bladen 5. Robinson, Reece 6. Hunt, Justin 7. Hogan, Jarryd 8. Trembath, Chris 9. Hunt, Matt 10. Crossman, Garret 11. Dalton, Sean (c) 12. Blaker, Brett 13. Lowe, Ben 14. Sayegh, Daniel 15. Ngaro, Vince 16. Kaifoto, John 17. Jasmine, Joel Coach - Wayne Lambkin