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
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.
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
Samuel Burgess (born 14 December 1988) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or forward in the 2000s and 2010s.
He played in England for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League and in Australia for the Sout ...
picked up his first try in Rabbitohs colours;
Adam Reynolds
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Reynolds played at representative level for the NRL All Stars, City New South Wales, ...
,
Jason Clark,
Brock Molan,
Kennedy Pettybourne,
Josh Mansour
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He has previously played for the Penrith ...
,
Curtis Johnston and
Matt Mundine
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each scored a try.
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
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The stadium was opened in June 199 ...
in front of 5,500 supporters. The Titans took the match 28–22.
Luke Capewell
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grabbed a double, while
Issac Luke
Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugb ...
and
Junior Vaivai scored the other two tries.
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.
Results
Regular season
Results
Ladder
Kit and Sponsors
National Australia Bank
The
National Australia Bank
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was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
DeLonghi
DeLonghi
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History and trading
The company was founded by the De'Longhi family in 1902 as a small industrial parts manufacturing workshop. The company incorporated in ...
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.
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Player statistics
Representative honours
References
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