The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams to take on Canterbury-Bankstown this Friday August 23 at ANZ Stadium, Gosford, with kick off for the match scheduled for 7:30pm. Champion and Watts were unavailable due to injury. Sam Burgess and Lima are unavailable due to suspension.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs will be playing for much more than two points come Friday night, with the two teams set to do battle for the Alcatel One Touch Special Olympics Cup. Special Olympics Australia is an organisation that currently provides over 7,500 athletes with an intellectual disability the chance to participate in sport in the process allowing them to reach their personal best, with both the Rabbitohs and Bulldogs supporting the initiative by playing for this weeks prize. According to Special Olympics Australia, every two hours, an Australian child is diagnosed with an intellectual disability. The organisation seeks to engage these people through sport, encouraging them to live healthier and happier lives. Come December, 400 Special Olympics athletes will don the green and gold to represent Australia at the Inaugural Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games in Newcastle. Athletes will compete against other athlete with intellectual disabilities from over 32 countries. Souths Cares General Manager Shannon Donato said that this Friday nights game will go a long way to help raise the profile of the Special Olympics, as well as providing an all-important opportunity for the organisation to raise funds for the Australian team. South Sydney use the Special Olympics Cup to raise the profile of the organisation, helping to raise funds for the Australian Special Olympics team, said Shannon. The Special Olympics is the largest sporting organisation for people with intellectual disabilities, including children and adults, and its function is to ensure that these people are respected and held in high esteem as athletes. It makes them really feel a part of the elite sporting landscape though as well, which at the end of the day is what its really about.

The Rabbitohs’ team is:

 1. Greg Inglis
 2. Nathan Merritt
 3. Bryson Goodwin
 4. Dylan Walker
 5. Dylan Farrell
 6. John Sutton (c)
 7. Adam Reynolds
 8. Luke Burgess
 9. Issac Luke
10. Roy Asotasi
11. Chris McQueen
12. Ben Te'o
13. Ben Lowe

14. Luke Keary
15. Jason Clark
16. George Burgess
17. Tom Burgess
18. Dave Tyrrell
19. Justin Hunt
20. Matt King

Coach – Michael Maguire

The South Sydney Rabbitohs U20 Holden Cup side will play Canterbury starting at 5:15pm The South Sydney Rabbitohs Holden Cup team is

 1. Alex Johnston
 2. Will Paterson
 3. Jaiden Hawkes
 4. Aaron Gray
 5. Siosaia Tanginoa 
 6. Tyronne Phillips 
 7. Christian Hazard 
 8. Daniel Smith
 9. Cameron McInnes (c)
10. Brad Croad
11. Tulsa Saumamao
12. Nick Hedley
13. Jeremy Fuller

14. Jackson Garlick
15. Jack Gosiewski 
16. Joseph Nakhoul
17. Duncan Low
18. Luke Pollard
 
Coach - Grant Jones

The North Sydney Bears NSW Cup squad will play their Round 24 match against Wests-Tigers this Saturday at 3:00pm at Campbelltown Stadium The NSW Cup squad is

 1. Mitchell Buckett
 2. Greg Waddell
 3. Shaune Corrigan 
 4. Andrew EVeringham
 5. Curtis Johnston
 6. Darren Nicholls (c)
 7. Apisai Koroisau
 8. Matt Hyland
 9. Daniel Fepuleai
10. Josh Starling 
11. Bennett Leslie
12. Greg Nichols
13. Kyle Turner

14. Aaron Groom
15. Brad Lupi
16. Joey Matapuku
17. Jack Lee-Hang

Coach - Wayne Lamkin