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Rugby League by Andrew McMurtry 30th Apr 2021 5:32 AM The Canberra Raiders have lost four straight games for the first time since the 2018 season after South Sydney claimed a 34-20 win in Canberra. Before the game, big guns Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii were left out of the side before halfback George Williams suffered a hamstring injury in the warn up. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand with No Ad-Breaks Duri...

Rugby League by Andrew McMurtry 30th Apr 2021 5:32 AM The Canberra Raiders have lost four straight games for the first time since the 2018 season after South Sydney claimed a 34-20 win in Canberra. Before the game, big guns Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii were left out of the side before halfback George Williams suffered a hamstring injury in the warn up. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand with No Ad-Breaks Duri...

Team news Titans: Phillip Sami (head knock) is a chance of returning to the backline after being named on an extended bench "With Phil Sami he was named to play [last week] but just regressed [after a concussion]," Gold Coast high performance manager Klint Hoare said. "This week he will progress back into his protocols and hell be flying ready to go for Souths." Another seasoned winger in Anthony Don has been named to return from a hip injury so Jonus Pearson has dropped to the reserves. Tino ...

Dylan Edwards (hand) and Api Koroisau (wrist) will return against the Knights but the pair wont be risked if they arent ready. Edwards slotting in at fullback would solve a headache for Cleary, who could then move Stephen Crichton back to the centres to replace Paul Momirovski after he was suspended by the judiciary on Tuesday night. Titans winger Phil Sami (concussion) has been named on an extended bench to face the Rabbitohs and is a chance of playing. Former Storm star Will Chambers has...

Team news Rabbitohs: Forward Hame Sele, who survived the first round of squad cuts, has been cleared to play if selected after recovering from a rib injury. Named in the reserves, he provides another option for Wayne Bennett. Utility Dean Hawkins will debut off the interchange. Winger Jaxson Paulo and halfback Troy Dargan were omitted 24 hours ahead of kick-off. Benji Marshall has taken the No.6 jersey in place of the suspended Cody Walker while Jacob Host will come into the back row for Keaon ...

  Thursday 8 April, Stadium Australia, 7:50pm Rabbitohs: Without both Cody Walker and Keaon Koloamatangi due to suspension. Walker is out due to a striking ban with Benji Marshall to fill in at five-eighth. Koloamatangi was charged with a grade two crusher tackle and has copped a two-week suspension with Jacob Host expected to come onto the left edge. Liam Knight is unavailable due to ongoing issues with concussion. Hame Sele is available for selection after recovering from a rib injury after...

It comes as the North Queensland Cowboys reconsider their pursuit of Reynolds after discovering the veteran halfback has been on restricted training duties since fracturing his vertebrae in 2019. Reynolds is well looked after by the Bunnies medical staff and rarely misses games, however, the Cowboys are wary of making such a big play for someone with a fitness cloud hanging over his head. It could leave Reynolds without leverage as his manager prepares to meet the Rabbitohs on Tuesday about the...

Wayne Bennett has a favourite saying to keep the Rabbitohs from getting too far ahead of themselves. "If you pat yourself on the back too much, its not long before youll fall asleep," centre Dane Gagai recounts. After a season-opening 26-18 loss to the Storm, the coach wasnt pleased with South Sydneys attitude and said thered be "no hype" around the title heavyweights against Manly this Saturday. And he made a statement by dropping two recruits - veteran winger Josh Mansour and second-rower Jac...

NRL Rd 1 - Storm v Rabbitohs Rugby League by Nick Campton 17th Mar 2021 2:41 PM Wayne Bennett has rung in the changes for South Sydney with off-season recruits Josh Mansour and Jacob Host both dropped from the Rabbitohs side to play Manly on Saturday. After the Rabbitohs opened their season with a 26-18 loss to an understrength Melbourne, Bennett has relegated Mansour and Host to the reserves, with Jaxson Paulo and Keaon Koloama...

Josh Mansour has paid the price for South Sydneys loss to Melbourne and teenage playmaker Sam Walker has taken another step towards an NRL debut for Sydney Roosters. Mansour’s axing, along with Rabbitohs team-mate Jacob Host, and the selection of Walker in the Roosters squad are two of the major talking points from round two team selections. Among others is the return of Dragons five-eighth Corey Norman, Moses Mbye’s move to the Wests Tigers interchange and utility Cade Cust’s call-up for...