The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their squad for the 43rd Charity Shield match against the St George Illawarra Dragons to be played this Saturday 14 February at 8:10pm at WIN Stadium in Wollongong.
Rabbitohs Assistant Coach Ben Hornby has named 12 players with NRL experience for the Club’s first hit out of the pre-season. New recruit and South Sydney junior, Bronson Garlick, will have the honour of captaining the side in the Charity Shield.
Souths Cares is the Rabbitohs’ chosen charity for this game, an organisation that operates programs for disadvantaged, marginalized and Indigenous youth and their families in the South Sydney district, around the State and throughout the Country in the areas of education, training, health and employment. To learn more about Souths Cares and its programs, please click here.
The curtain raiser match will see the Rabbitohs and Dragons clash in a NSW Cup trial match, with kick off scheduled for 5:45pm.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ squad for Saturday’s Charity Shield clash with the Dragons is:
1- Matt Dufty
2- Bayleigh Bentley-Hape
3- Talanoa Penitani
4- Latrell Siegwalt
5- Jordi Mazzone
6- Ashton Ward
7- Jonah Glover
8- Salesi Ataata
9- Peter Mamouzelos
10- Lachlan Hubner
11- Thomas Fletcher
12- Max McCarthy
13- Bronson Garlick (c)
Interchange:
14- Jamie Humphreys
15- Junior Tatola
16- Sean Keppie
17- Liam Le Blanc
18- Matthew Humphries
19- John Radel
20- Tim Johannssen
21- Elijah Keung
22- Jay Kirk
23- Nazareth Taua
24- William Afualo
25- Oliver Lawry
26- Tayson Fakaosi
Coach – Ben Hornby
Charity Shield Match Records
Played 42, Rabbitohs 19, Dragons 18, Drawn 5.
Year
Result
Score
Year
Result
Score
1982
Dragons
9-7
2005
Rabbitohs
30-6
1983
Dragons
28-10
2006
Rabbitohs
14-12
1984
Rabbitohs
24-6
2007
Dragons
16-14
1985
Dragons
10-8
2008
Rabbitohs
24-20
1986
Dragons
12-0
2009
Rabbitohs
18-6
1987
Dragons
28-14
2010
Draw
26-26 (Rabbitohs retain)
1988
Rabbitohs
30-6
2011
Dragons
32-10
1989
Rabbitohs
20-16
2012
Dragons
18-12
1990
Draw
10-10 (Rabbitohs retain)
2013
Rabbitohs
28-10
1991
Draw
16-16 (Rabbitohs retain)
2014
Rabbitohs
38-20
1992
Rabbitohs
21-20
2015
Draw
12-12 (Rabbitohs retain)
1993
Dragons
10-8
2016
Rabbitohs
18-14
1994
Dragons
14-11
2017
Rabbitohs
32-14
1995
Dragons
18-10
2018
Rabbitohs
22-18
1996
Dragons
30-6
2019
Rabbitohs
36-24
1997
Dragons
26-18
2020
Rabbitohs
26-12
1998
Dragons
14-4
2021
Rabbitohs
48-16
1999
Rabbitohs
16-14
2022
Dragons
16-10
2002
Draw
20-20 (Rabbitohs retain)
2023
Rabbitohs
42-24
2003
Dragons
28-10
2024
Rabbitohs
28-6
2004
Dragons
34-8
2025
Dragons
46-26