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Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Bennett takes Souths into top eight with miracle run
Wayne Bennett's magic dust has worked more wonders on South Sydney, with the injury-ravaged Rabbitohs entering the top eight with a 22-12 win over Wests Tigers. Smashed by injuries since February and still missing three of their biggest names, the Rabbitohs went to a 12-0 lead early on Sunday before holding onto win. The victory did not come easily, with the Tigers appearing to level the scores at 16-16 with five minutes to play when Lachlan Galvin went over on the left edge. But replays showed the departing Tiger dropped the ball as he dived over the line, before Jai Arrow crossed late to seal the win for the Rabbitohs. A desperate tackle from Campbell Graham in the dying minutes sees South Sydney secure the 2 points! 🫣#NRLTigersSouths Telstra moment of the match. — NRL (@NRL) May 18, 2025 Bennett is renowned as one the greatest coaches in rugby league history, but if he is to keep this Souths side in the top eight it would be among his best feats. The Rabbitohs finished 16th last year and were only saved from collecting the spoon by a woeful Wests Tigers. They have then spent the first 11 rounds of 2025 without Cameron Murray, while Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker have headlined big names to spend time out. Even on Sunday night at Campbelltown they were still without first-choice five-eighth Walker, centre Jack Wighton and hooker Peter Mamouzelos. But still, they were clearly the better side, with Keaon Koloamatangi a man mountain in the middle of the field with 329 metres at prop. Siliva Havili got the Rabbitohs' first when he burrowed over out of dummy-half, before Jayden Sullivan laid on their next. Effectively on loan from the Tigers and set to return there next year, Sullivan spotted a gap behind the ruck and went 60 metres before Euan Aitken finished the job. In contrast, the Tigers failed to capitalise on their best chances with Apisai Koroisau playing a lone hand. On the same night he was again overlooked by NSW for Reece Robson, Koroisau almost single-handedly dragged the Tigers back into the match. He scored their first when he spotted a gap from his own 30-metre line and broke down field, The hooker got one-on-one with Latrell Mitchell, feigned a kick, dummied and stepped past the fullback to score while leaving the Souths No.1 falling to the ground. At 16-6 down Koroisau then got Souths down to 12 men when he burst into a gap from a Terrell May offload and forced a professional foul from Tallis Duncan. The hooker then made immediate use of the extra man, dummying out of the ruck on the next set and stepping through the defence to score. But any hope of a Tigers comeback were dimmed by Galvin's error over the line, before Arrow officially killed them off to leave the joint-venture stuck in 10th spot. May also had a big game for the Tigers with another 199 metres from 19 runs, but it will not be enough to win his way into the NSW team.
News.com.au
22-04-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Rabbitohs captain Cameron Murray suffers season-ending setback after Achilles injury
Rabbitohs skipper Cameron Murray has been dealt a horror injury setback, with the Souths forward set to miss the entire 2025 season. After rupturing his Achilles tendon during the pre-season, Murray was expected to return a few weeks before the end of the regular season, with around a five-month recovery time touted. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE in 4K with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. One of the best forwards in the competition, Murray's absence has been a massive blow for the Bunnies, with the side clearly missing his leadership through the middle in recent weeks. But the hope of Murray's late season return to potentially help secure a finals berth is now all but over after the 27-year-old reportedly had to go under the knife again last week due to an infection on his operated foot. Murray sparked concerns about another injury, with a vague Instagram story of him in a hospital bed over the Easter long weekend. And on Monday, 'NRL Physio' Brien Seeney revealed on The Magic Sponge podcast that the Souths forward had an infection in his troublesome foot that was so bad that it required another procedure, setting his recovery back to square one. 'He's had an infection. A pretty bad one where he's had to go back into hospital and go under again,' Seeney said on Monday night. 'So he went in for a procedure, the details of that haven't been released yet, but I was speaking to an orthopaedic surgeon this afternoon and the fact he's back in plaster means the infection must have been quite significant and also quite deep as well. 'So there's even a risk that they had to fix up some things and potentially even do the repair again. It just starts Cam Murray's recovery all over again. There was a minor chance he could come back at 5 months, which is between Round 22 and Round 27 but this just completely rules it out now. He's definitely not coming back this year. ' … From a footy perspective, I'm even concerned about how his performance will be next year.' However, the year off may not be all bad news for Murray, with former representative forward Willie Mason previously stating it actually can prolong a player's career due to them being able to rest other injury niggles. 'He has a year off in the game and sometimes that can prolong your career at the end,' Mason said on his Levels podcast earlier this year. 'If he misses the whole of 2025, all he does is rehab and work on all his other injuries; he can fix everything like that and come back next year and start fresh. 'You miss a whole year of getting hit – it's the contact and everything like that. He's not a big man; he is giving away 10 or 20 kilos in the middle, and he does not shirk it at all.'
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Sport
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Souths reeling from horror injury blow
South Sydney captain Cameron Murray could miss the bulk if not all of the NRL season after the club confirmed he suffered a serious ankle injury in a horror morning at Rabbitohs training. Superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell is also set to miss his playing return in Saturday's Charity Shield clash with St George Illawarra after leaving the training track with a hamstring injury. Murray was sent for scans, with fears he had ruptured an achilles tendon that could mean up to six months on the sidelines. 'Rabbitohs captain Cameron Murray has a suspected ruptured achilles tendon suffered at training today (19 Feb). He will get scans, however he is not expected to be available to play in the coming months,' a club statement said. Cameron Murray and Latrell Mitchell have both sustained injuries at training today. Nothing but love and support for our boys 🫡🙏🐇❤️💚READ MORE: — South Sydney Rabbitohs 🐰 (@SSFCRABBITOHS) February 19, 2025 'Rabbitohs fullback Latrell Mitchell has been ruled out of this Saturday's Charity Shield with a hamstring complaint. He will get scans to determine the extent of the injury.' It's a horror blow for Murray, 27, who was set to play in his team's season-opening clash with the Dolphins having made a strong recovery from a wrist injury suffered while playing for the Kangaroos during the Pacific Nations tournament at the end of last year. Mitchell, meanwhile, was named for the Bunnies for the first time since last July in a strong squad for Saturday's annual Charity Shield clash. The fullback missed last week's All Stars game through suspension but was ready to go after a foot injury ended his 2024 campaign before this latest setback. He was able to walk from the training field but has a history of hamstring injuries. He has torn tendons in his left hamstring twice, in 2020 and 2022.
