2023 NRL Premiership Round 27 Teams

South Sydney v Sydney Roosters

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their squad for round 27 of the 2023 NRL Premiership against the Sydney Roosters to be played this Friday 1 September at 8pm, in their return to Accor Stadium for the first time in eight weeks, in the second leg of the Ron Coote Cup for the 2023 season. Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Demetriou has named Blake Taaffe at fullback and Izaac Tu'itupou Thompson on the wing, Junior Tatola to start at prop and Michael Chee Kam to start in the second row. Host, Havili, Kennar, Chan-Foon, Bentley-Hape, Subloo are out injured. Burgess and L.Maitchell are out suspended.

The Rabbitohs will be celebrating their past players in what is known as Old Boys Day.

A pre-game video tribute will be played on the big screens, and a minute's silence will be observed, in honour of premiership-winning player, the late Kyle Turner, who passed away earlier this month at the age of just 31.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL team is:

Flbk -  1 - Taaffe, Blake      
Wing -  2 - Johnston, Alex    
Cntr -  3 - Tass, Isaiah   
Cntr -  4 - Graham, Campbell      
Wing -  5 - Tu'itupou Thompson, Izaac       
5/8  -  6 - Walker, Cody  
Half -  7 - Ilias, Lachlan   
Prop -  8 - Tatola, Junior        
Hook -  9 - Cook, Damien 
Prop - 10 - Mitchell, Shaquai   
SRow - 11 - Koloamatangi, Keaon      
SRow - 12 - Chee Kam, Michael           
Lock - 13 - Murray, Cameron (c)       

Int  - 14 - Arrow, Jai            
Int  - 15 - Duncan, Tallis        
Int  - 16 - Sele, Hame 
Int  - 17 - Moale, Davvy
Int  - 18 - Milne, Taane             
Int  - 19 - Cartwright, Jed 
Int  - 20 - Mamouzelos, Peter
Int  - 21 - Suluka-Fifita, Daniel 
Int  - 22 - Hawkins, Dean  

Coach - Demetriou, Jason

The South Sydney Rabbitohs' NSW Cup team will take on the Warriors in the major preliminary semi-final in the first week of the NSWRL Finals Series this Saturday 2 September at 1pm at North Sydney Oval, having finished in second spot on the NSW Cup ladder. The Rabbitohs’ NSW Cup squad is:


Flbk -  1 - Gagai, Jacob
Wing -  2 - Carr, Tom 
Cntr -  3 - Karapani, Josiah          
Cntr -  4 - Milne, Taane     
Wing -  5 - Munro, Tyrone          
5/8  -  6 - Teaupa, Dion         
Half -  7 - Hawkins, Dean (c)      
Prop -  8 - Suluka-Fifita, Daniel       
Hook -  9 - Mamouzelos, Peter    
Prop - 10 - Gray, Brock        
SRow - 11 - Lovett, Ben    
SRow - 12 - Cartwright, Jed  
Lock - 13 - Rahme, Jaxson      

Int  - 14 - Gardiner, Shannon  
Int  - 16 - Gordon, Yileen             
Int  - 21 - French, Matt
Int  - 22 - O'Neill, Ethan
Int  - 18 - Alvarado, Tristan          

Coach - O'Callaghan, Joe

NRL Round 27 - Match Report

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 29 Aug 2023] / SSFC [Viewed 29 Aug 2023] / TFR / FN-1

Weekend - Sep 7-10

The South Sydney Rabbitohs' NSW Cup team will take on the North Sydney Bears in the major semi-final in the second week of the NSWRL Finals Series this Saturday 9 September at 5:00 pm at Leichhardt Oval. The Rabbitohs’ NSW Cup squad is:


Flbk -  1 - Gagai, Jacob
Wing -  2 - Carr, Tom 
Cntr -  3 - Tuitupou Thompson, Izaac      
Cntr -  4 - Karapani, Josiah          
Wing -  5 - Munro, Tyrone          
5/8  -  6 - Teaupa, Dion         
Half -  7 - Hawkins, Dean (c)      
Prop -  8 - Mitchell, Shaquai        
Hook -  9 - Mamouzelos, Peter    
Prop - 10 - Gray, Brock        
SRow - 11 - Lovett, Ben    
SRow - 12 - O'Neill, Ethan   
Lock - 13 - Duncan, Tallis       

Int  - 14 - Gardiner, Shannon  
Int  - 17 - Gordon, Yileen             
Int  - 21 - French, Matt
Int  - 22 - Rahme, Jaxson
Int  - 18 - Alvarado, Tristan    
Int  - 19 - Skelton, Leonard      

Coach - O'Callaghan, Joe

NRL Round 27 - Match Report

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 8 Sep 2023] / TFR / FN-1

Weekend - Sep 22-24

The South Sydney Rabbitohs will take on the North Sydney Bears in the NSW Cup Grand Final this Sunday 24 September at 3pm at CommBank Stadium, as the Rabbitohs attempt to win the second grade title for the first time in 40 years. Coach Joe O'Callaghan has selected nine players with NRL experience in his squad including captain and halfback Dean Hawkins, fullback Blake Taaffe, centre Izaac Tu'itupou Thompson, winger Tyrone Munro, prop Shaquai Mitchell, hooker Peter Mamouzelos, second rower, Ben Lovett, lock Tallis Duncan and interchange forward Yileen Gordon.

The Rabbitohs’ NSW Cup squad is:


Flbk -  1 - Taaffe, Blake 
Wing -  2 - Carr, Tom 
Cntr -  3 - Tuitupou Thompson, Izaac      
Cntr -  4 - Gagai, Jacob          
Wing -  5 - Munro, Tyrone          
5/8  -  6 - Teaupa, Dion         
Half -  7 - Hawkins, Dean (c)      
Prop -  8 - Mitchell, Shaquai        
Hook -  9 - Mamouzelos, Peter    
Prop - 10 - Gray, Brock        
SRow - 11 - Lovett, Ben    
SRow - 12 - O'Neill, Ethan   
Lock - 13 - Duncan, Tallis       

Int  - 14 - Gardiner, Shannon  
Int  - 15 - French, Matt              
Int  - 16 - Rahme, Jaxson
Int  - 17 - Gordon, Yileen
Int  - 18 - Skelton, Leonard     
Int  - 19 - Alvarado, Tristan

Coach - O'Callaghan, Joe

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 19 Sep 2023] / TFR / FN-1

Weekend - Oct 1

The South Sydney Rabbitohs will play the Brisbane Tigers in the NRL State Championship game on NRL Grand Final day, this Sunday 1 October at 1:20pm at Accor Stadium, as the Rabbitohs take aim at their first NRL State Championship title. The Rabbitohs won last Sunday's KOE NSW Cup Grand Final over the North Sydney Bears, 22 points to 18, taking out the Club’s 21st second grade premiership and it's first in 40 years. This victory qualified South Sydney for the State Championship against the QLD Cup winners, the Brisbane Tigers, at the Rabbitohs home ground of Accor Stadium on NRL Grand Final day. This is the first time the Rabbitohs have played in this NRL State Championship game, with the men in red and green having the opportunity to win two titles in seven days. The Rabbitohs KOE NSW Cup team to play the Brisbane Tigers Hostplus QLD Cup team in the NRL State Championship game on Sunday is:

The Rabbitohs’ NSW Cup squad is:


Flbk -  1 - Taaffe, Blake 
Wing -  2 - Carr, Tom 
Cntr -  3 - Tuitupou Thompson, Izaac      
Cntr -  4 - Gagai, Jacob          
Wing -  5 - Munro, Tyrone          
5/8  -  6 - Teaupa, Dion         
Half -  7 - Hawkins, Dean (c)      
Prop -  8 - Mitchell, Shaquai        
Hook -  9 - Mamouzelos, Peter    
Prop - 10 - Gray, Brock        
SRow - 11 - French, Matt    
SRow - 12 - O'Neill, Ethan   
Lock - 13 - Duncan, Tallis       

Int  - 14 - Gardiner, Shannon  
Int  - 15 - Rahme, Jaxson              
Int  - 16 - Skelton, Leonard
Int  - 17 - Gordon, Yileen
Int  - 18 - Alvarado, Tristan     
Int  - 19 - Chapman, Chase
Int  - 20 - Bentley-Hape, Bayleigh
Int  - 21 - Subloo, Jarrett
Int  - 22 - Swann, William

Coach - O'Callaghan, Joe

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 26 Sep 2023] / TFR / FN-1


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