The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams to take on the Parramatta Eels on Friday 18 July at Pirtek Stadium, with the NRL kick off scheduled for 7.40pm. The Rabbitohs have named an extended 20 man squad for what will be the NRL’s RiseForAlex round – an initiative designed to provide ongoing financial and medical support to Newcastle Knights forward, Alex McKinnon, who was injured during round 3 of the Telstra Premiership. The fund will look to provide support for accessible housing, a vehicle, a wheelchair, physiotherapy and rehabilitation assistance as well as ongoing medical assistance as required. To find out more about RiseForAlex including how to donate, please visit: www.riseforalex.org.au. Champion, McQueen, Merritt and A.Gray were unavialble due to injury. Te'o was out suspended.
Rabbitohs fullback, Greg Inglis, will RiseForAlex tomorrow night (Friday) against the Parramatta Eels by resting his number one jersey and donning the number 16 of Knights forward Alex Mckinnon. Inglis, a Test and Origin representative, will honour Mckinnon during the NRL’s RiseForAlex round, by wearing the number worn by the Knight when he sustained a spinal injury in round three.
The Rabbitohs’ team is:
16. Greg Inglis 2. Alex Johnston 3. Kyle Turner 4. Kirisome Auva'a 5. Lote Tuqiri 6. John Sutton (c) 7. Adam Reynolds 8. George Burgess 9. Issac Luke 10. Dave Tyrrell 11. Kyle Turner 12. Sam Burgess 13. Ben Lowe 14. Luke Keary 15. Joe Picker 21. Jason Clark 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Joel Reddy 19. Luke Burgess 20. Apisai Koroisau Coach – Michael Maguire
The South Sydney Rabbitohs U20 Holden Cup side will play the Parramatta starting at 5:20pm The South Sydney Rabbitohs Holden Cup team is
1. Elliott Gorman 2. Tom Hughes 3. Tevita Cottrell 4. John Olive 5. Irae Simone 6. Devon Makoare-Boyce 7. Brad Wall 8. PJ Los'e 9. Cameron McInnes (c) 10. Eden Syme 11. Tulsa Saumamao 12. Jack Gosiewski 13. Cheyne Whitelaw 14. Jordie Hedges 15. Wallace Tangiiti 16. Zane Musgrove 17. Clayton Williams 18. Aaron Booth 19. Brock Gray 20. Liam Coleman Coach - Ben Gardiner
The North Sydney Bears NSW Cup squad will play their Round 20 clash against Illawarra at North Sydney Oval on Saturday Jul 19 3:00pm. The NSW Cup team is
1. Kane Morgan 2. Mark O'Dare 3. Joe Uluibau 4. Daniel Phillips 5. Curtis Johnston 6. Kurt Aldridge 7. Jordan Worboys 8. Nathaniel Neale 9. Matt Hyland (c) 10. Brad Lupi 11. Jackson Williams 12. Chris Grevsmuhl 13. Jesse Roberts 14. Tarek El Maseri 15. Steve Tavita 16. Duncan Low 17. Daniel Vasek Coach - Wayne Lamkin