The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ NSW Cup title defence will commence at Brookvale Oval on Saturday 9 March when the reigning Premiers and State Champions take on the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in round one of the Knock On Effect Cup competition for 2024.
The game will kick off at 3pm, with the Jersey Flegg men’s under 21s match between the Rabbitohs and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting at 1:30pm.
The Rabbitohs’ junior representative teams will return to Redfern Oval on Saturday 9 March with four matches against fellow foundation club, the North Sydney Bears.
The Lisa Fiaola Cup girls under 17s match will kick off the day at 9:30am with the Tarsha Gale Cup women’s under 19s team playing at 11am. This will be followed by the Harold Matthews Cup under 17s boys match at 12:30pm, with the final match of the day, the SG Ball Cup men’s under 19s game, set to start at 2pm.
The NSW Cup team to play Blacktown Workers is:
1- Jye Gray
2- Leon Te Hau
3- Braidon Burns
4- Adam Christensen
5- Taane Milne
6- Bayleigh Bentley-Hape
7- Dean Hawkins (c)
8- Shaquai Mitchell
9- Peter Mamouzelos
10- Brock Gray
11- Chase Chapman
12- Michael Chee Kam
13- Tallis Duncan
Interchange:
14- Ryan Gray
15- Matt French
16- Leonard Skelton
17- Yileen Gordon
18- Tristan Alvarado
19- Maila Chanfoon
Coach – Joe O’Callaghan
The Jersey Flegg Cup team to play the Sea Eagles is:
1- Dane Towns
2- Aaron Dimovitch
3- Max Martin
4- Carson Kaho
5- Rowan McIntosh
6- Emmanuel Di Bartolo
7- Brent Hawkins
8- William Abou Arrange
9- Aiden Doolan
10- Noah Reed
11- Sam Jinks
12- Jared Johnson
13- Louis Grossemy
Interchange:
14- Jordan Plath
15- Toby Sullivan
16- Joshua Alhazim
17- Tyreece Dungay
18- Kayde King
19- Nathaniel Gallo
20- Harry Williams
Coach – Chris O’Connell
The SG Ball Cup team to play the Bears is:
1- Yasin Kuscu
2- Jacob Fong
3- Lancelot Tovio
4- Zane Rugless
5- Daniel Wright
6- Mark Nosa
7- Matthew Humphries
21- Jason Hallie
9- Sam Taylor
10- Tavis Felsch
11- Mateus Heslin
12- Sione Lolohea
13- Daniel Lua
Interchange:
14- Tylan Berryman
15- Kynan Toevai
16- Riley Allen
17- Mikael Ibrahim
8- Palu Tausala
18- Dayne Fallon
19- Salih Saracoglu
20- Setefano Sele
22- Bailey Smith
23- Ryan Casey
Coach – Tyrone McCarthy
The Harold Matthews Cup side to play North Sydney is:
1- Darcy Feltham
2- Max Gioiello
3- Lisiate Mackay-Filihia
4- Thomas O’Callaghan
5- Joshua Ballard
6- Kingston-Kruz Lake
7- Tamoko Berryman-Duff
8- Tanner Mahon
9- Cody Hill
10- Dylan Alaalatoa
11- Taj Aufai-Farani
12- Lochlin Moses (c)
13- Cynseah Tautalafua
Interchange:
14- Keone Anitelea Tsioussis
15- Jacob Khalil
16- Soul Tuiletufuga
17- Amari-Jay Tangi
18- Zac McPherson
Coach – Yoni Charlupski
The Tarsha Gale Cup side to take on the Bears is:
1- Georgie Coote
2- Ava Osland
3- Shanelle Lyons
4- Jaminey Weatherall
5- Haleigh McCarney
6- Keturah Matoe
7- Lenniece Wright
8- Sophia Dungay
9- TBC
10- Nyokah Dumas
11- Abbie Ritchie
12- Charli Brookes
13- Mikayla Langer
Interchange:
14- Jamiah Hunt
15- Melisha Winters
16- Claire Roberts-Hickling
17- Tegan Clark
18- Loti Sagigi
19- Zoe Kurnoth
20- Esther Jimmy Pama
Coach – Dale Jackson
The Lisa Fiaola Cup side to do battle with Norths is:
1- Tahlya Dower
2- Olivia Jarrett
3- Markaylah Talanoa
4- Jessamine Aloalii
5- Aliyah Gordon
6- Sybella Hayne
7- Kiara McGregor (c)
8- Hannah Kalland
9- Amalia Casey
10- Keilani Manu
11- Claudia Nairn
12- April Chappell
13- Sophia Brightwell
Interchange:
14- Emma Rushworth
15- TeAira Rehutai
16- Victoria Loleni
17- Lilli McGannon
18- Leilani Makalio-Harris
Coach – Mick Daley