This weekend in Las Vegas, the Rabbitohs NRL squad will play the Sea Eagles in the first round.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are excited to unveil their lineup for the momentous opening round of the 2024 NRL Premiership against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. This historic clash is set to take place on Saturday, March 2nd, at 6:30 PM Las Vegas time (or Sunday, March 3rd, at 1:30 PM AEDST) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Head Coach Jason Demetriou has designated Jacob Gagai for his NRL debut on the wing, while Sean Keppie is slated to make his Rabbitohs NRL debut in the front row.
A constellation of international stars including Latrell Mitchell (Australia), Alex Johnston (Papua New Guinea and Australia), Lachlan Ilias (Greece), Junior Tatola (Tonga), Damien Cook (Australia), Keaon Koloamatangi (Tonga), Cameron Murray (Australia), Siliva Havili (Tonga and New Zealand), Davvy Moale (Cook Islands), Thomas Burgess (England and Great Britain), Michael Chee Kam (Samoa), Peter Mamouzelos (Greece), and Tallis Duncan (Malta) have all earned spots in the 22-man squad for this groundbreaking premiership match on American soil.
The Rabbitohs have been diligently preparing for this encounter at their training base at UC San Diego since the start of last week. They are scheduled to depart for Las Vegas on Wednesday for final preparations leading up to the game on Saturday.
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