Sat Feb 20, 7:00pm
Selected Teams for Coffs Trial
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
Late ChangesSam Burgess is being rested after the All Star game and Dave Taylors ankle injury has kept him out of the game. Geddes and McPherson started the game. John Kaifoto has been brought into the squad.
LOSS 22-28
Titans 28 Defeat Rabbitohs 22 in Coffs Harbour Trial Match The South Sydney Rabbitohs have fallen just short of defeating a near-full strength Gold Titans at BCU International Stadium in Coffs Harbour tonight, going down 28 points to 22 in front of 5,500 supporters. The Rabbitohs dominated the Titans in the first forty minutes, however trailed 10 points to six at the break. The Rabbitohs dominance was thanks to their forward pack which was missing the likes of captain Roy Asotasi; new recruits Sam Burgess, David Taylor and Ben Ross; and hardman Michael Crocker. Captain for tonight's game, Luke Stuart, led from the front with help from Eddy Pettybourne and Issac Luke. Halfback Chris Sandow shone in the opening half,with he and half-partner John Sutton controlling the game. Hooker Luke was the first to score in the 13th minute after Sandow set up the play. At first receiver, Sandow took the pass and scooted across field, dummying to straight runners before finding the chest of Luke who charged over under the posts. Sandow converted to give the Rabbitohs a 6-0 lead at the quarter-time break. Luke Capewell made a break in the second stanza after Pettybourne popped a great ball to the charging fullback, but it was the Titans who would score two second quarter tries to through Mat Rogers and Clinton Toopi to lead 10-6 at half time. Capewell scored his first try in the 48th minute after Dylan Farrell made a break down the right hand side of the field, finding Capewell backing up inside playing in the five-eighth position to score. The Titans struck back through Riley Brown in the 53rd minute, before Capewell scored his second try four minutes later. This time it was winger Jamie Simpson making a break from his own 30 metre line, drawing fullback William Zillman before offloading to Capewell who ran 45 metres to score. The scores were locked at 16-all at the three quarter-time break, but the Titans ran on their full forward pack for the final quarter, giving them some go forward which saw them score tries through Scott Prince and Zillman to take the game. The Rabbitohs struck back in the final three minutes when Junior Vaivai crossed in the left hand corner. Ben Lowe put Vaivai through the gap on the left hand side. Chris Sandow kicked the conversion from the touchline despite Titans five-eighth Greg Bird walking between the kicker and the ball as Sandow was about to move in for his shot at goal. Rabbitohs Head Coach John Lang said he achieved what he set out to in this trial match. "We gave a lot of guys their first run for the season and a lot of our young guys got some good time on the field against strong opposition," Lang said. "I thought our forwards played strongly throughout the game, especially in the first half, and our halves were pretty strong tonight. "If we were playing in a Grand Final then both Taylor and Burgess could have played, but we weren't so they didn't. Taylor is still favouring his ankle and Sam was a bit sore from the All Stars game so we thought it was best to rest them this week and play them against the Dragons in the Charity Shield next week."
17 min 6-0 33 min 6-6 39 min 6-10 43 min 10-10 46 min 10-16 51 min 16-16 64 min 16-22 70 min 16-28 77 min 22-28 Capewell 2, Luke, Vaivai tries Sandow 2 from 3, Reynolds 1 from 1 goals Crowd 5,500 Referee S.Lyons / A.Devcich Other FG Matches 32-12 Penr Penrith b Parramatta 16-14 Woll St Geo-Ill b Canterbury 66-10 Chrl Newcastle b Melbourne 32-24 Baly Brisbane b Canberra 28-6 Crns Warriors b Nth Qld 28-10 SFS Sydney b Wests-Tig 34-10 Lond Melbourne b London
NYC Trial v Cronulla, Erskensville Oval
Sun Feb 21, 4:00pm
WIN 38-8
The Rabbitohs Toyota Cup side scored a solid victory over the Sharks in their first trial match for the 2010 season at Erskineville Oval on a hot Sunday afternoon. The Rabbitohs ran in nine tries to two against the men from the Sutherland Shire, playing strongly in their first match under the tutelage of Coach David Kidwell.
5 min 4-0 15 min 10-0 23 min 14-0 33 min 14-4 36 min 18-4 48 min 18-8 58 min 22-8 63 min 26-8 70 min 30-8 73 min 34-8 79 min 38-8 McKinnon 2, Brennan, O'Donnell, Starling, Takapu, Judd, Mansour, Peats tries Barnes 1 from 2 goals. No goals attempted after the first quarter
NSW Cup Trial
v Cronulla, Erskensville OvalSun Feb 21, 6:00pm
LOSS 16-44
3 min 0-4 5 min 0-8 8 min 0-12 14 min 0-16 23 min 4-16 26 min 4-20 37 min 8-20 55 min 8-24 62 min 8-28 65 min 8-32 67 min 12-32 72 min 12-36 74 min 12-40 77 min 12-44 80 min 16-44 Hogan, Paea, Christie tries no goals attempted
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd2
v Illawarra, Woll, Sat Feb 20 11:00am
LOSS 26-40
40 min 10-24
A.Woulf 2, P.Lolieso, M.Evans, J.Watson tries
Z.Ayad 2, A.Woulf goals
Other U18 Matches
32-16 Prin Melbourne b C Coast
28-10 SMry Wests b W Syd Acdmy
20-10 Leic Norths b Balmain
50-12 Cabr Parramatta b St George
30-24 Penr Penrith b Cronulla
64-8 TLC Canterbury b Manly
26-24 Hens Sydney b Newcastle
50-22 Seif Canberra b Wstrn-Reds
W D L Diff PT
CANTERBURY 2 - - +60 4
MELBOURNE 2 - - +58 4
PENRITH 2 - - +42 4
SYDNEY 2 - - +26 4
WESTS 2 - - +24 4
PARRAMATTA 1 - 1 +34 2
CANBERRA 1 - 1 +22 2
NEWCASTLE 1 - 1 +6 2
CRONULLA 1 - 1 0 2
WESTERN-REDS 1 - 1 -8 2
W SYD ACADEMY 1 - 1 -14 2
ILLAWARRA 1 - 1 -28 2
Norths 1 - 1 -14 -
Souths - - 2 -18 -
Balmain - - 2 -30 -
St George - - 2 -46 -
C Coast - - 2 -52 -
Manly - - 2 -62 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Rd2
v Illawarra, 9:30am
WIN 24-20
A.Fonua-Blake 2, T.Phillips, M.Bateman tries
I.Lucas 4 goals
Other U16 Matches
44-0 SMry C Coast b SWSyd Acdmy
28-10 SMry Wests b W Syd Acdmy
22-0 Leic Balmain b Norths
74-6 Cabr Parramatta b St George
46-20 Penr Penrith b Cronulla
28-10 TLC Manly b Canterbury
30-24 Hens Newcastle b Sydney
W D L B Diff PT
PARRAMATTA 2 - - - +110 4
PENRITH 2 - - - +64 4
SOUTHS 2 - - - +48 4
NEWCASTLE 2 - - - +46 4
WESTS 2 - - - +44 4
MANLY 2 - - - +32 4
BALMAIN 1 - - 1 +22 4
ILLAWARRA 1 - 1 - +34 2
SYDNEY 1 - 1 - +14 2
C COAST 1 - 1 - +6 2
CANBERRA - - 1 1 -26 2
Cronulla - - 2 - -40 -
Norths - - 2 - -42 -
Canterbury - - 2 - -60 -
W Syd Academy - - 2 - -62 -
SW Syd Academy - - 2 - -82 -
St George - - 2 - -108 -