The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams for round eight of the 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership, against the Canberra Raiders, to be played at Barlow Park in Cairns on Sunday 26 April at 4pm. Rabbitohs Head Coach Michael Maguire has named the same 17 players that took on the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks last night in Monday Night Football. Rabbitohs second rower Chris McQueen will play his 100th NRL match this Sunday afternoon, all of which have been for the Rabbitohs. McQueen made his first grade debut against the Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval in round 22, 2009, and has gone to play 99 NRL matches for South Sydney, five State of Origin matches for Queensland and one match for the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII. Rugby League fans in Cairns will have the chance to have their photo taken with the NRL Premiership Trophy at Barlow Park on Sunday, simply by coming to the game and visiting the Premiership Trophy marquee. The game will also feature a pre-game ANZAC commemoration ceremony, commemorating 100 years of service, as part of the NRL’s ANZAC Round. Turner, Reynolds, Sutton, Sorenson, Whitelaw, Crichton, Taukafa, Musgrove, PJ Los'e, Cottrell, Makore-Boyce were unavailable due to injury. Auva'a is out suspended.
The Rabbitohs will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli during the league-wide ANZAC Round by donning a Commemorative jersey. The South Sydney Rabbitohs will meet the Canberra Raiders at Barlow Park, Cairns on Sunday 26 April, wearing a design inspired by the Redfern War Memorial found in the northwest corner of Redfern Park. This memorial has held significant importance to the local community since its unveiling in 1918, paying tribute to those from the area that served in World War One. The granite and marble soldier that stands tall in the park will also stand tall on the front and back of the Rabbitohs jersey. The jersey also acknowledges the close ties between Australia and New Zealand, with the first line of both national anthems gracing the front. Also featured on the strip will be the logo of the Commando Welfare Trust on the upper- centre chest, with $10 donated to the trust from each sale of the 2015 Commemorative Jersey.
The Rabbitohs’ team is:
1. Inglis, Greg (c) 2. Johnston, Alex 3. Walker, Dylan 4. Goodwin, Bryson 5. Reddy, Joel 6. McInnes, Cameron 7. Keary, Luke 8. Burgess, George 9. Luke, Issac 10. Tyrrell, Dave 11. Stewart, Glenn 12. McQueen, Chris 13. Clark, Jason 14. Grevsmuhl, Chris 15. Brown, Nathan 16. Grant, Tim 17. Burgess, Tom Coach – Michael Maguire
The South Sydney Rabbitohs U20 Holden Cup side will play the Canberra at Erskensville Oval on Saturday April 25 starting at 3.00pm The South Sydney Rabbitohs Holden Cup team is
1. Hedges, Jordie 2. Goolagong, Damon 3. Hiroti, Haimona 4. Simone, Irae 5. Ellison, Josh 6. Tangiiti, Wallace 7. O'Donnell, Chad 8. Williams, Clayton 9. Booth, Aaron (c) 10. Timoteo, Dominic 11. McCudden, Jacob 12. Saumamao, Tulsa 13. Coleman, Liam 14. Preece, Hayden 15. Perrin, Tom 16. Gardiner, Joe 17. Syme, Eden Coach - Troy Finch
The North Sydney Bears NSW Cup side will play the Manly-Warringah starting at Sunday Apr 26 3:00pm at North Sydney Oval. The NSW Cup team is
1. Gregorius, Bernard 2. Olive, John 3. Gray, Aaron 4. Murphy, Ed 5. Manuleleua, Sam 6. Walker, Cody 7. Nicholls, Darren 8. Mauala, Fred Junior 9. Hyland, Matt (c) 10. Sione, Kersoma 11. Gray, Brock 12. Gosiewski, Jack 13. Roberts, Jesse 14. Lee, Evan 15. Ross, Michael 16. Friend, Jethro 17. Chang, Dane 18. Tate, Michael 19. Garlick, Jackson 20. Wall, Brad Coach - Ben Gardiner
The South Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball U18 to play in the 6v3 minor Semi-Final against Balmain at Leichhardt Oval at Saturday Apr 25 2:00pm
1. O'Connor, Dylan 2. Perri, Blade 3. Reweti, Jalen 4. Koloamatangi, Keaon 5. Tufuga, Johnathan 6. Anderson, Jade 7. Preece, Kurtis 8. Fuimaono, Henry 9. Neil, John 10. Hamlin, Gabe 11. Manowski, Blake 12. Talakai, Siosifa (c) 13. Murray, Cameron 14. Guler, Emre 15. Ngamotu, Keenan 16. Fitzgerald, Brody 17. Hookey, Kobi 18. Boyce, Rangi-Paoa 19. Townsend, Reece 20. Maipi, Tuteauru 21. Alvarado, Tristan 22. Tuiletufuga, Wiremu 23. Rahme, Richardo 24. Bouris, Jed Coach - Willie Peters
The South Sydney Rabbitohs Harold Mathews U16 to play in the 6v3 minor Semi-Final against Balmain at 12:30pm
1. Hiroti, Marwene 2. Mougios, Nicholas 3. Graham, Campbell 4. Kambos, Jake 5. Dellow, Raine 6. Fitzgerald, Bailey 7. Hawkins, Dean (c) 8. Fifita, Daniel 9. Cook, Josh 10. Rodwell, Ky 11. Lose, Joey 12. Kairouz, Nick 13. Nader, Bobby 14. Veikoso, Wesley 15. Mitsias, Johnny 16. Falemanu, Simone 17. Butcher, Egan 18. Hyslop, Che 19. Smith, Harrison 20. Meader, Jacob 21. Bouris, Ky 22. Chan-Foon, Maila Coach - Jason Peterson
The South Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball U18 to play in the 3v1 Major Preliminary Final against Manly-Warringah at Leichhardt Oval at Saturday May 2 12:00pm
1. O'Connor, Dylan 2. Boyce, Rangi-Paoa 3. Reweti, Jalen 4. Koloamatangi, Keaon 5. Tufuga, Johnathan 6. Anderson, Jade 7. Preece, Kurtis 8. Fuimaono, Henry 9. Neil, John 10. Hamlin, Gabe 11. Alvarado, Tristan 12. Talakai, Siosifa (c) 13. Murray, Cameron 14. Guler, Emre 15. Ngamotu, Keenan 16. Hookey, Kobi 17. Fitzgerald, Brody 18. Manowski, Blake 19. Townsend, Reece 20. Maipi, Tuteauru 21. Perri, Blade 22. Tuiletufuga, Wiremu 23. Rahme, Richardo 24. Bouris, Jed Coach - Willie Peters