All the latest news and views about the South Sydney Rabbitohs, established in 1908, they have more premiership victories than any other team in the NRL.
News Limited is reporting that Ben Te’o will switch codes at the end of the 2014 NRL season and play Rugby Union, possibly in an effort to turn out for England at the next Rugby Union World Cup. This move has been quietly on the card for a while and even as late as yesterday…
Ben Te’o made his thoughts about Danny Weidler very well known in a press conference yesterday. Ben Te’o has every right to refuse to talk to certain journalists. I am one of the few people that support Darius Boyd when he refuses to talk to anyone at all. We live in a free country, and…
Ben Te’o has let Danny Weidler know in no uncertain terms what he thinks of him at a South Sydney Rabbitohs press conference. Te’o refused to answer any of the questions Channel 9 journalist Danny Weidler put to him, or any questions Weidler asked other journalists to ask Te’o. “Nah, no questions from you” Te’o…
Manly Sea Eagles back rower Glenn Stewart will leave the club at the end of the season and join up with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2015 on a two year deal. Stewart was not even offered a contract by the Sea Eagles and that is something that has angered some within the club. I…
South Sydney Rabbitohs owner Russell Crowe has opened up about the departure of forward Sam Burgess to Rugby Union, claiming that Burgess would have stayed in Rugby League had he been able to play for New South Wales in the State Of Origin series. That is all well and good, but Sam Burgess isn’t from…
If a Rugby Union web site offered me three times as much money to write about Rugby Union, I’d ditch you lot faster than Sam Burgess decided to ditch the South Sydney Rabbitohs! Sure I’d probably develop narcolepsy, I’d have to come up with some stupid back story about a fancy school I didn’t actually…
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have announced their 2014 Auckland 9’s squad. Captained by Ben Te’o, and featuring Lote Tuqiri, the side isn’t too bad but they have held back a few of their stars. Check it out: Nathan Merritt Beau Champion Alex Johnston Joel Reddy Dylan Walker Luke Keary Apisai Koroisau Dave Tyrrell Irae Simone…
Reports out of England suggest that South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Sam Burgess has already signed a three year deal with the English Rugby Football Union that will see him playing Rugby Union for Bath by the end of 2014. Former English Rugby League player Andrew Farrell is said to have helped negotiate the deal during…
Some great news for South Sydney today with coach Michael Magure extending his contract at the club through to the end of the 2017 season. Maguire would have been highly sought after by a number of NRL clubs. His decision to stay is great news for the Bunnies who have improved to be one of…
The Sunday Telegraph is reporting that Sam Burgess may opt out of his contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2015 and play Rugby Union for England at the Rugby Union World Cup. The Rugby Football Union in England has been desperate to boost their playing stocks in recent years. This has seen them target…
In a case of “What the hell are they thinking?”, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have signed Lote Tuqiri to a one season contract. Tuqiri has recently been playing Rugby Union in Ireland where he found himself the focus of the media for for alleged extra curricular activity. Lote Tuqiri’s last stint in the NRL was…
Sam Burgess is unlike most English players in that his goal was to head to Australia, play in the National Rugby League and test himself against the worlds best players every single week. When he joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs he had forged a reputation for himself at test level at a very young age…
Love them or hate them, there is no denying that the South Sydney Rabbitohs are one of Rugby Leagues great markers of history. As the most successful club in Australian Rugby League history the Rabbitohs hold a special place in the games heart. The club know as the pride of the league, a team that…
South Sydney Rabbitohs supporters held a banner up on Friday night that said “Scum: Forever In Our Shadow” as they took on the Sydney Roosters. I don’t see anything wrong with it… If one supporter based thinks about club is scum, what is the problem? Did anyone get hurt? No. Did it cause violent clashes…
The Burgess brothers will become the first four brothers to line up in the same first grade side for 103 years! Luke, Sam, George and Thomas will run out for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Wests Tigers on Friday night in what is a pretty remarkable achievement for the Burgess family. The Sydney Morning…
I’m not entirely sure what makes a grown man decide he wants to grab another man by the ball sack. I wasn’t a good enough footy player to be able to make a tackle AND have the time to reach for tackle. Even if I had been, its just not something I would personally do….
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are leading the way in Rugby League in terms of membership numbers after breaking through the 27,000 members mark. The milestone comes just a few months after the club broke through the 25,000 members barrier. It was not all that long ago that clubs discouraged people from becoming members of football…
You can’t say enough about the way Sam Burgess has carried himself during his time playing in the NRL. On top of being one of the best forwards in the game, Burgess has been great with the media and fans. The big Englishman has really gone a long way to opening the door for other…
After South Sydney’s exploits this season, Rabbitohs coach, Michael Maguire, looks set to become the most wanted man in the NRL at the end of the current NRL campaign. With South Sydney charging towards their first minor premiership since 1989, there is a growing concern among the Rabbitohs fans that they may lose their head…
South Sydney forward George Burgess has been charged with two counts of willful damage to property after allegedly smashing a car window in Cairns in the early hours of Monday morning. Burgess has been stood down by the Rabbitohs and the NRL Integrity Unit will be handed all of the details of the incident ahead…
South Sydney will take no action against back rower Ben Te’o after allegations of domestic violence were made against him by Brisbane woman who will be the subject of a Channel 9 interview later tonight. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Friday the 19th of April after the Australia vs New Zealand test…
Well the first game of the season is now in the books and I think there were a few things we got out of the Rabbitohs 28-10 win over the Roosters. While you tend to find that early season games can be a bit messy, this one wasn’t too bad. I have the South Sydney…
What type of journalist would call George Piggins up and allow him to spew his ridiculously opinions completely unchallenged? As Russell Crowe stands down as an owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, having saved the clubs from financial oblivion, George Piggins took just hours to try and lay the boot in. He claimed that Crowe…
Russell Crowe has made the decision to sell his controlling interest in the South Sydney Rabbitohs to focus more on his family. When Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court took over the South Sydney Rabbitohs the clubs was a mess. On the field they were not worthy of a place in first grade. Off…
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have announced that they will take on Papua New Guinea in their Return To Redfern clash at Redfern Oval on Saturday 9 February next year. It it one of three pre season games they will play including a game the following week against the Knights in Gosford and of course the…
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have smashed the Canberra Raiders 38-16 and are now one win away from making the NRL Grand Final. This was a really tough game early on and you got the feeling that Souths were more prepared for the early exchanges than the Raiders were. It was only about 15 minutes into…
Over the last few months the South Sydney Rabbitohs have had a good run of form, and it led a lot of their fans to ask me if I rated them as a true Grand Final contender. The whole time I said I wanted to wait and see how they went against one of the…
How many halfbacks in the NRL right now can take the game by the scruff of the neck and drag his team kicking and screaming to victory? Chris Sandow has just signed a $550,000 a year deal to play for the Parramatta Eels, and good luck to the young bloke. Sandow is someone that plays…
South Sydney hooker Issac Luke had a bit of a situation on his hands recently. For what ever reason, he had a falling out with his player agent, and that meant that he had to put his upcoming contract negotiations on hold for quite some time. Luke is the current New Zealand test hooker, he…
I remember talking to a former Super League club coach a number of years ago and he said to me that during the off season, you’d be amazing at home much weight some players can pack on. In fact, even during the course of a couple of weeks on the sidelines through injury, a player…