Sun Feb 7, 6:00pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
Late ChangesDave Taylor has dropped out of the squad after injuring his ankle at training. Tyrell has moved into the starting lineup. Capewell has also dropped off the bench and Mundine started.
WIN 42-12
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have run out convincing 42 points to 12 winners over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 2010 Return to Redfern match at Australian Technology Park Performance Centre at Redfern Oval today (Sunday). The Rabbitohs scored eight tries to two in the romp, including 42 unanswered points after the Sea Eagles raced to an early 12-nil lead. Manly scored two tries in the first seven minutes through Mitch Jowett and Phil Morwood, with Daly Cherry-Evans converting both opportunities. In the third minute of play, English international Sam Burgess pulled off a bone-jarring hit on his Manly opposition, signalling his arrival in the NRL. Burgess went on to back that up by scoring the Rabbitohs’ first try of the evening in the 11th minute. Burgess beat two defenders before reaching out and planting the ball down in the south-eastern corner to score. Adam Reynolds converted taking the scores 12-6 in favour of Manly after the first quarter. The Rabbitohs scored their second try in the 31st minute through halfback Adam Reynolds, when he took an intercept and raced 65 metres to score under the posts. He converted his own try to level the scores at 12-all at the half time break. In the first half, captain Jason Clark, Reynolds, prop Jacob Nansen and fellow big-man John Kaifoto all showed they could be in for big seasons, working hard for the first forty minutes. There was a lot of dropped ball in the first two stanzas, but the Rabbitohs managed to rally themselves after letting in two early tries. The third quarter was more fruitful for South Sydney, scoring two tries in the third 20 minutes. Eddie Paea pulled on a Rabbitohs’ jersey for the first time in two years and showed his class, controlling the play well. Captain Clark scored in the 43rd minute, beating two defenders after receiving a good ball from Paea to help him find a hole. Reynolds converted giving the Rabbitohs a six-point advantage early in the second half. Kaifoto was proving to be a handful, with Manly requiring six defenders to stop him from charging over the line. The defence he attracted left the Sea Eagles short, opening up an opportunity for Brock Molan to score under the posts in the 50th minute. Reynolds converted to give the Rabbitohs a healthy 24-12 lead after 60 minutes. The Rabbitohs then went on a four-try romp in the final 20 minutes. Kennedy Pettyborne scored in the right hand corner in the 63rd minute, then one minute later fullback Josh Mansour sliced through to score in a similar position, taking the score out to 32-12. The North Sydney Bears connection then set up and scored the next try, with Eddie Paea’s kick finding Zeb Tawha, who offloaded to Andre Itula before Curtis Johnston scoring on the left hand side. Johnston was unlucky not to score a second after a pass from Matt Mundine was ruled forward in the 76th minute. The Rabbitohs final try went to that man Mundine, who brushed off two defenders to score. Paea converted sealing a 42-12 win to the Rabbitohs. Burgess was proud to have worn the Rabbitohs jersey for the time in battle today. “It feels like it was meant to be,” Burgess said after the game. “The people and the community have been great to me. “It was quite an emotional day for me, and Russell (Crowe) gave me a nice gesture before the game which made it even more special. “It’s been an ambition of mine to come here and now it’s happened. “I’m 21 years old and I just enjoy playing footy.” Burgess scoring the first try was special as well. “It was really good (to score first),” Burgess said. “I really like wearing this jersey. “The fans and the Members have made me feel so welcome. “It really feels good to be playing for this Club.” Rabbitohs Head Coach John Lang was pleased with his side’s performance. “I thought Sam really showed his class in that first 20 minutes,” Lang said. “I think he showed the Members first-hand what a special talent he is. “I also think our young guys played really well once we hit our stride. “We’re looking forward to playing in Coffs Harbour in two weeks time and then returning to Sydney for the Charity Shield against the Dragons.”
2 min 0-6 7 min 0-12 11 min 6-12 31 min 12-12 43 min 18-12 50 min 24-12 62 min 28-12 65 min 32-12 71 min 36-12 77 min 42-12 Burgess, Reynolds, Clark, Molan,Mansour, K.Pettyborne, Johnstone, Mundine tries Reynolds 4 from 4, Paea 1 from 2, Mundine 0 from 2 goals Crowd - 5,000 Referee - G.Badger / L.Phillips
Other FG Matches - Feb 13-14 18-4 Ende Manly b Cronulla 28-4 Mack Wests-Tig b Nth Qld 26-8 Roto Warriors b Sydney 34-20 Prth St George b Parramatta 24-4 NBay Newc-Div b Newcastle 68-18 Arth Sydney b Artherton
NYC Trial Henson Park
Sun Feb 14, 6:00pm
The under 20s trial match against the Sydney Roosters at Henson Park set down for 6pm Sunday has been cancelled. Henson Park have been closed following the recent adverse weather conditions in Sydney.
NSW Cup Trial
v Newtown, Hens Sat Feb 13 7:30pm
LOSS 6-38
Bears played a open trial in the first half. Second half is was made up Bears squad members minus the 7 RTR reps. The North Sydney and Newtown NSW Cup Coaches went into last night's trial at Henson Park with conflicting purposes. Newtown coach Greg Matterson already settled on a roster, used the opportunity to help prime their team for the 2010 Season. For Bears coach Wayne Lambkin however it was crunch time, with over 30 players over 2 teams trialing on the night, with the cross purposes leading to a 38-6 final score over North Sydney. "We need to make some cuts to get down to our squad quickly. We hope to be going to the Cronulla trial with about 23 players, with further cuts after that" claimed Wayne Lambkin, clearly pumped and primed for a new Season.
10 min 0-4 24 min 0-10 32 min 0-14 39 min 0-20 50 min 0-26 60 min 6-26 66 min 6-32 70 min 6-38 Fifta tries Hogan 1 from 1 goals
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd1
v Western Sydney Academy, StMry, Sun Feb 14 6:30pm
LOSS 18-22
B.Kheirallah, K.Turner, Z.Ayad, A.Woulf tries
B.Kheirallah goal
Other U18 Matches
16-10 Ende Cronulla b Manly
40-4 Penr Penrith b C Coast
46-4 Woll Melbourne b Illawarra
30-24 Conc Wests b Canberra
40-22 Cess Newcastle b St George
18-14 Crst Canterbury b Parramatta
28-4 Hens Sydney b Norths
28-8 Pert West-Reds b Balmain
W D L Diff PT
MELBOURNE 1 - - +42 2
PENRITH 1 - - +36 2
SYDNEY 1 - - +24 2
WESTERN-REDS 1 - - +20 2
NEWCASTLE 1 - - +8 2
WESTS 1 - - +6 2
CRONULLA 1 - - +6 2
W SYD ACADEMY 1 - - +4 2
CANTERBURY 1 - - +4 2
SOUTHS - - 1 -4 -
PARRAMATTA - - 1 -4 -
CANBERRA - - 1 -6 -
Manly - - 1 -6 -
St George - - 1 -8 -
Balmain - - 1 -20 -
Norths - - 1 -24 -
C Coast - - 1 -36 -
Illawarra - - 1 -42 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Rd1
v Western Sydney Academy, 5:00pm
WON 44-0
T.Phillips 2, P.Siolo, J.Delprado, D.Walker, W.Lolo, G.Lolo, R.El-Zbaidieh tries
D.Walker 4, L.Lucas 2 goals
Other U16 Matches
28-14 Ende Manly b Cronulla
46-8 Penr Penrith b C Coast
38-0 Woll Illawarra b SW Syd Acad
30-4 Conc Wests b Canberra
44-4 Cess Newcastle b St George
42-0 Crst Parramatta b Canterbury
34-14 Hens Sydney b Norths
W D L B Diff PT
SOUTHS 1 - - - +44 2
PARRAMATTA 1 - - - +42 2
NEWCASTLE 1 - - - +40 2
PENRITH 1 - - - +38 2
ILLAWARRA 1 - - - +38 2
WESTS 1 - - - +26 2
SYDNEY 1 - - - +20 2
MANLY 1 - - - +14 2
BALMAIN - - - 1 0 2
CRONULLA - - 1 - -14 -
NORTHS - - 1 - -20 -
CANBERRA - - 1 - -26 -
C Coast - - 1 - -38 -
SW Syd Academy - - 1 - -38 -
St George - - 1 - -40 -
Canterbury - - 1 - -42 -
W Syd Academy - - 1 - -44 -