The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their team to take on the New Zealand Warriors in round 20 of the NRL Telstra Premiership this Sunday 25 July at ANZ Stadium. Rabbitohs Head Coach John Lang has named Sam Burgess at prop forward this week, replacing Luke Stuart who will miss the remainder of the season with a broken hand. Stuart requires surgery on the knuckle which he broke against the Dragons last Friday night. Michael Crocker moves into the starting line up in the second row, with Jason Clark returning to the side on the interchange bench after missing last week’s game through injury. The NRL game will kick off at 2pm with the Toyota Cup match scheduled to kick off at 11:45am. Gates open at 11:40am. The Rabbitoh's team is:
1. Rhys Wesser 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Colin Best 4. Beau Champion 5. Fetuli Talanoa 6. John Sutton 7. Chris Sandow 8. Sam Burgess 9. Beau Falloon 10. Roy Asotasi (c) 11. Michael Crocker 12. Dave Taylor 13. Ben Lowe 14. Garret Crossman 15. Eddy Pettybourne 16. Dave Tyrrell 17. Jason Clarke Coach – John Lang
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have named the following squad to play in the Toyota Cup match:
1. Malcolm Webster 2. Josh Mansour 3. Blake Judd 4. Dylan Farrell 5. Kane Morgan 6. Matt Mundine 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Jake Shearer 9. Nathan Peats (c) 10. Jack Tulemau 11. Hayden O’Donnell 12. Josh Starling 13. Joseph So'oalo 14. Francis Laulu 15. Adrian Ha'angana 16. Jack Lee Hang 17. Kennedy Pettyborne Coach – David Kidwell
North Sydney Bears are playing a their Round 20 NSW Cup match against the Western Suburbs Magpies at Campbelltown on Saturday Jul 24 3:00pm.
1. Andre Itula 2. Mark Talanoa 3. Jamie Simpson 4. Shaune Corrigan 5. Curtis Johnston 6. Eddie Paea (c) 7. Jarryd Hogan 8. Jamian Lowe 9. Matt Hunt 10. Craig Stapleton 11. Deon Apps 12. James Nightingale 13. Dean Webster 14. Brock Molan 15. Danial Sayegh 16. John Kaifoto 17. Martin Field 19. Zeb Tawha Coach: Wayne Lambkin