2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season explained
The 2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 101st in the club's history. It competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership and finished 9th out of 16 teams, only just missing out on a place in the finals. The coach of the club was John Lang and club captain was Roy Asotasi.
Pre-season
The South Sydney Rabbitohs pre-season schedule began with a return to spiritual home Redfern Oval on Sunday 7 February, with the Rabbitohs winning 42–12 over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. English Recruit Sam Burgess picked up his first try in Rabbitohs colours; Adam Reynolds, Jason Clark, Brock Molan, Kennedy Pettybourne, Josh Mansour, Curtis Johnston and Matt Mundine each scored a try.[1]
Two weeks later the Rabbitohs took their pre-season to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales to play the Gold Coast Titans at BCU International Stadium in front of 5,500 supporters. The Titans took the match 28–22. Luke Capewell grabbed a double, while Issac Luke and Junior Vaivai scored the other two tries.[2]
The Rabbitohs then took part in the traditional Charity Shield clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons. The Rabbitohs retained the Charity Shield after a 26–26 draw. Fetuli Fetuli Talanoa grabbed a treble; and Ben Lowe and Nathan Merritt scored the other two tries.[3]
Results
Regular season
Results
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Tries | Goals | F. Goals | Attendance |
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14 Mar, 15:00 | Round 1 | Sydney Roosters | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 10–36 | Merritt (2) | Luke (1con) | | 23,149 |
21 Mar, 15:00 | Round 2 | Gold Coast Titans | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 18–19 | | Luke (1con) | | 10,943 |
28 Mar, 15:00 | Round 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toyota Stadium, Woolooware | 30–8 | Champion (2), Best, Burgess, Luke | Luke (4con), Sandow (1con) | | 10,741 |
2 Apr, 20:35 | Round 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 38–16 | Burgess (2), Champion (2), Sandow, Merritt, Luke | Luke (3con), Sandow (2con) | | 30,120 |
11 Apr, 15:00 | Round 5 | Newcastle Knights | Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast | 28–10 | Merritt (2), Champion, Talanoa, Wesser | Luke (4con) | | 16,098 |
16–19 Apr | Round 6 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium | 8–22 | | | | 25,152 |
23–26 Apr | Round 7 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 26–24 | Sutton, Merritt, Luke, Taylor, Wesser | | | 13,145 |
30 Apr – 3 May | Round 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium | 22–30 | Champion (2), Taylor, Luke | Luke (3con) | | 15,459 |
| Round 9 | BYE | | | | | | |
14–17 May | Round 10 | Wests Tigers | SCG, Sydney | 50–10 | Merritt (3), Champion (2), Taylor, Sandow, Best, Talanoa | Luke (7con) | | 30,685 |
21–24 May | Round 11 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 24–26 | Talanoa (2), Best, Wesser | Luke (4con) | | 13,235 |
28–31 May | Round 12 | Penrith Panthers | ANZ Stadium | 42–22 | Wesser (2), Taylor, Sutton, Luke, Sandow, Champion | Luke (7con) | | 11,108 |
4–7 Jun | Round 13 | North Queensland Cowboys | ANZ Stadium | 32–4 | Champion (2), Merritt (2), Taylor, Talanoa, Luke | Luke (1con), Sandow (1con) | | 9,688 |
11–14 Jun | Round 14 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 22–50 | Merritt (2), Best, Lowe | Sandow (3con) | | 30,311 |
11–14 Jun | Round 15 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Brookvale | 25–26 | Luke (2), Wesser, Sandow | Luke (3con) | Sandow (1fieldgoal) | 11,661 |
25–28 Jun | Round 16 | Melbourne Storm | NIB Stadium | 16–14 | | Luke (2con) | | 13,164 |
| Round 17 | BYE | | | | | | |
9–12 Jul | Round 18 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 14–18 | | Sandow (3con) | | 18,424 |
16–19 Jul | Round 19 | St George Illawarra Dragons | | 13–16 | | Sandow(2con) | Sandow (1fieldgoal) | 22,238 |
23–26 Jul | Round 20 | New Zealand Warriors | | 38–28 | | Sandow (5con) | | 13,895 |
30 Jul – 2 Aug | Round 21 | Canterbury Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 12–32 | Sandow (2) | Luke (2con) | | |
6–9 Aug | Round 22 | Wests Tigers | ANZ Stadium | 34–30 | | Sandow (5con) | | 23,298 |
13–16 Aug | Round 23 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 16–18 | | Luke (2con) | | |
20–23 Aug | Round 24 | Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium, Penrith | 18–54 | | Sandow (3con) | | |
27–30 Aug | Round 25 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium | 24–14 | Wesser, Lowe, Luke, Taylor | Sandow (4con) | | |
3–6 Sep | Round 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | 38–24 | | | | | |
Kit and Sponsors
National Australia Bank
The National Australia Bank was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
DeLonghi
DeLonghi was the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
V8 Supercars Australia
V8 Supercars was the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue was the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
Current squad
The following list comprises players who were in the Rabbitohs full-time first-grade squad for the 2010 season in the NRL Telstra Premiership.
Notes and References
- Web site: Rabbitohs 42 Defeat Sea Eagles 12 at RTR - The OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs . 14 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100210184646/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/News/Match-Previews--Reports/Live-Scores-Return-to-Redfern-2010.html . 10 February 2010 .
- Web site: UPDATED: Titans 28 Defeat Rabbitohs 22 in Coffs Harbour Trial Match - The OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs . 14 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100224055529/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/News/Match-Previews--Reports/Titans-28-Defeat-Rabbitohs-22-in-Coffs-Harbour-Trial-Match.html . 24 February 2010 .
- Web site: Rabbitohs Retain Charity Shield - The OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs . 14 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100302152845/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/News/Club-News/Live-Scores-2010-Charity-Shield.html . 2 March 2010 .