Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs: NRL live scores, blog

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12th April, 2018

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Kickoff: 7:50pm (AEST)
Venue: ANZ Stadium
TV: Live, Nine Network and Fox League
Last meeting: Roosters defeated Rabbitohs 14-12 (Round 18, 2017)
Head-to-head: 216 played – Rabbitohs 112, Roosters 99, 5 draws

Sydney Roosters
1. James Tedesco, 2. Reece Robinson, 3. Latrell Mitchell, 4. Joseph Manu, 5. Blake Ferguson, 6. Luke Keary, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 9. Jake Friend (c), 10. Dylan Napa, 11. Boyd Cordner (c), 12. Ryan Matterson, 13. Isaac Liu
Interchange: 14. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 15. Zane Tetevano, 16. Mitchell Aubusson, 17. Victor Radley
Reserves: 18. Nat Butcher, 19. Kurt Baptiste, 20. Mitchell Cornish, 21. Frank-Paul Nuuausala

South Sydney Rabbitohs
1. Alex Johnston, 2. Richie Kennar, 3. Greg Inglis (c), 4. Dane Gagai, 5. Robert Jennings, 6. Cody Walker, 7. Adam Reynolds, 8. Thomas Burgess, 9. Damien Cook, 10. George Burgess, 11. John Sutton, 12. Angus Crichton, 13. Cameron Murray
Interchange: 14. Adam Doueihi, 15. Mark Nicholls, 16. Jason Clark, 17. Tevita Tatola
Reserves: 18. Robbie Farah, 19. Hymel Hunt, 20. Campbell Graham, 21. Kyle Turner

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Can the Sydney Roosters win their second game in a row or will the South Sydney Rabbitohs bounce back when the greatest rivalry in rugby league resumes? Join The Roar from 7:50pm (AEST) for live coverage.

The history between Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney stretches all the way back to the foundation of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1908 and there will be no love lost nearly 110 years after their first meeting.

The Roosters are on a high following their last-start win over the Cronulla Sharks, cruising to an impressive 28-10 victory off the back of some great leadership from Cooper Cronk.

There are still concerns with their forward pack however, as they struggle to lay the platform for their halves and are continually dominated by larger opposition. This week will be a tough task against a physical Souths outfit, featuring the likes of Angus Crichton and the Burgess twins. However, the Roosters’ form suggests they can buck the trend.

The Bunnies came dangerously close to ending the St George Illawarra Dragons’ unbeaten run off the back of some dummy-half heroics from Damien Cook, but they couldn’t quite deliver in the end, going down 16-12 at Kogarah.

There’s a lack of creativity in Redfern and a 2-3 record after five rounds of competition points to inconsistency. The club are still without Sam Burgess, currently serving a two-game suspension, and will need Adam Reynolds to lift at halfback.

Souths have got history behind them though, with 112 wins to the Roosters’ 99 – with five matches drawn – in their 216 games played.

Prediction
The Sydney Roosters will extend their three-match winning streak against the cardinal and myrtle.

Roosters by 4.

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