How many premierships has rabbitohs won

The NRL draw for season has just been released and we've picked out the 10 blockbuster clashes you must not miss. New Bronco Adam Reynolds admits he "certainly won't be watching" his unsuccessful conversion attempt again.

The draw for Round 1 of the NRL season has been revealed. It features some blockbuster games. The South Sydney Rabbitohs have secured arguably their most important re-signing of the off-season so far. South Sydney have locked up exciting young back rower Keaon Koloamatangi, after he put pen to paper on a long-term deal. South Sydney winger Alex Johnston will be going nowhere anytime soon, with the club confirming today he had re-signed until the end of Souths have locked in a key forward, but the multi-year deal raises renewed question marks over Adam Reynbolds' exit.

Edward played first grade rugby union for Souths in , playing in 62 games scoring 9 tries and 2 field goals. He made his first grade debut in rugby league in the very first game played in against North Sydney at Birchgrove Oval. He was also the Vice-Captain of the side and captained the first grade team in 5 games, including the Final against Eastern Suburbs, which Souths won by to claim their first premiership victory. Mr Fry also played representative football with the Probables in and 2 games for NSW against the Queensland side in When his playing career ended in , the loyal clubman continued at Souths in many different roles: on the Committee in , Vice-President in , and as well as Hon.

Auditor in Souths defeated North Sydney Winger Tommy Anderson scored Souths first try, with others added during the historic game by forwards Dick Green and Harold Butler, who also kicked a goal. The Club was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee at a Special General Meeting on 13 June The voting Members of the Football Club voted by a First grade was undefeated in its 12 matches — the first and still the only team to win every game in a season.

Runner — up in third grade, losing , after playing extra time. Third grade defeated in preliminary final. Minor premiers in reserve grade. Federal , Sydney , S. Federal , , Mascot , Kensington. Log In. The Father of South Sydney A regular Souths rugby union first grade forward in 94 games, scoring 5 tries , he toured New Zealand in , and represented New South Wales against Queensland in Mr Cann died on 7th June at Harbord after a short illness, aged South Sydney claimed its third straight premiership and its seventh in the first 20 years of the competition, with a victory over St George at the Agricultural Ground in the Final.

Benny Wearing and George Treweek starred for Souths, with scribes describing this team as the best-balanced team in Rugby League in Australia. The season of was not as spectacular as the previous three for South Sydney, but the Club took out its fourth straight premiership title in , smashing Easts in the Final.

It ranks as one of the bravest wins by a South Sydney side in history, with Souths reduced to 11 men at one stage to finish in regular time at five-all, before going to win 13 pints to five in extra time. The South Sydney Club achieved something that had never been achieved before, and has been done once since, that being winning five consecutive premierships.

Souths hammered Newtown in the decider at the Sydney Sports Ground with a squad missing almost half the team due to representative commitments for Australia against England in the Old Dart. This truly was a golden era for South Sydney. A crowd of over 27, people saw South Sydney defeat Eastern Suburbs in the Final, 12 points to seven, thanks to a remarkable Harry Eyers try in the final minute of play.

With the Great Depression coming to end mid, four years of heartache would begin to lift for people all over the world. Souths sought revenge against Western Suburbs in the Grand Final in , reversing a loss in the Final to defeat the men from the west in the decider. Seven premierships in eight years was a remarkable feat and something that brought great joy to many people during one of the toughest periods in Australian history.

South Sydney had experienced a premiership drought the likes of which they not experienced before — 18 years without victory. That would end in when the Jack Rayner-led side, which included the likes of Clive Churchill, Bernie Purcell, Greg Hawick, Johnny Graves and Ernie Hammerton to name just a few, would go on to be minor premiers and premiers after defeating Wests in the Final played at the Sydney Sports Ground in front of 32, fans.

Manly went on to beat Saints in the Final, leaving Souths to challenge Manly in the Grand Final as was their right to challenge as minor premiers. Souths hammered Manly