Rayner-Farrell Cup Up for Grabs This Saturday

Silverware is on the line this Saturday afternoon as the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newtown Jets do battle at the historic Henson Park.

In front of an expected crowd of 8,972 at Henson Park, the NSW Cup men’s team will play for the Rayner-Farrell Cup against the Newtown Jets on Saturday 1 August at 3pm. The Rabbitohs need to make up an eight-point deficit to claim the silverware following Newtown’s 26-18 victory at Coogee Oval in round 10 in May.

The Rayner-Farrell Cup started in 2011 and is named after two legends of the South Sydney and Newtown clubs, Jack Rayner and Bumper Farrell. The winner is determined by the aggregate scores of the two regular season games played each year between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newtown Jets. The Rabbitohs and Jets have won the Cup once each.

As a curtain raiser to the NRL fixture between the same clubs, the Rabbitohs will play the Sharks in the Jersey Flegg Cup under 21s men’s fixture to be played at Ocean Protect Stadium on Sunday 2 August at 11:35am.

The NSW Women’s Premiership has a full competition bye this weekend.

The NSW Cup team for the round 22 clash with Newtown is:

1- Bayleigh Bentley-Hape
2- Jordi Mazzone
3- Isaiah Tass
4- Moala Graham-Taufa
5- Edward Kosi
6- Jonah Glover
7- Matthew Humphries
8- Salesi Ataata
9- Peter Mamouzelos
10- Tim Johannssen
11- Ben Williamson
12- Daniel Keir (c)
13- Adam Elliott

Interchange:
14- Alan Holten
15- Lajuan Vito
16- Max McCarthy
17- Siotame Filimoe-Ulie Hansen
18- Oliver Lawry
19- Logan Dickson

Coach – Wayne Collins

The Jersey Flegg Cup team for their match against the Sharks is:

1- Dwayne Lyons
2- Corbin Alvarez
3- Assariah Lenoy
4- Caleb Cresswell
5- Noah Waldock
6- Taj Alvarez
7- Isaac Fotu-Moala
8- Caelis Samuel
9- Cody Hill
10- Elijah Keung
11- Te Paeroa Wi Neera
12- Harrison Rooke
13- Ben Geary

Interchange:
14- Harvee Miller
15- Daniel Lua
16- Devonte Vaotu’ua
17- Maddax Fui
18- Sam Griffin
19- Hadley Smith

Coach – Scott Kenna