Results: 1941-1950

With World War II broken out, the Rabbitohs’ form hit a rough patch, as a majority of the squad had been conscripted into the army. While the Club didn’t take out any premierships during the 1940’s, a youngster from Newcastle emerged in 1947 – the late great Clive Churchill - who would help make the Cardinal and Myrtle a force over the next decade. 

1941

Round 1 - Sat Apr 19 - Easts 14 def Souths 12

Round 2 - Sat Apr 26 - Newtown 14 def Souths 10

Round 3 - Sat May 3 - Souths 15 lost to St George 41

Round 4 - Sat May 10 - Canterbury 14 def Souths 10

Round 5 - Sat May 17 - Wests 17 def Souths 8

Round 6 - Sat May 24 - Norths 15 def Souths 12

Round 7 - Sat May 31 - Balmain 10 lost to Souths 16

Round 8 - Sat Jun 21 - Souths 22 def Easts 15

Round 9 - Sat Jun 28 - Souths 26 def Newtown 8

Round 10 - Sat Jul 5 - St George 28 def Souths 12

Round 11 - Sat Jul 12 - Canterbury 16 def Souths 13

Round 12 - Sat Jul 26 - Norths 13 lost to Souths 14

Round 13 - Sat Aug 2 - Souths 14 lost to Balmain 32

Round 14 - Sat Aug 9 - Souths 9 lost to Wests 40

Final - Sat Aug 30 - St George 31 def Easts 14

1942

Round 1 - Sat May 2 - Easts 14 lost to Souths 18

Round 2 - Sat May 9 - Wests 9 lost to Souths 18

Round 3 - Sat May 16 - St George 13 def Souths 11

Round 4 - Sat May 23 - Canterbury 26 def Souths 18

Round 5 - Sat May 30 - Souths 12 lost to Balmain 19

Round 6 - Sat Jun 6 - Souths 2 lost to Norths 12

Round 7 - Sat Jun 13 - Newtown 10 lost to Souths 29

Round 8 - Sat Jun 20 - Souths 15 lost to Easts 22

Round 9 - Sat Jun 27 - Souths 18 def Wests 8

Round 10 - Sat Jul 11 - St George 6 lost to Souths 9

Round 11 - Sat Jul 18 - Souths 14 def Canterbury 12

Round 12 - Sat Jul 25 - Balmain 13 def Souths 9

Round 13 - Sat Aug 1 - Norths 11 lost to Souths 20

Round 14 - Sat Aug 8 - Souths 16 drew Newtown 16

Grand Final - Sat Sep 12 - Canterbury 11 def St George 9

1943

Round 1 - Sat Apr 24 - Newtown 29 def Souths 12

Round 2 - Sat May 1 - Souths 12 def Balmain 0

Round 3 - Sat May 8 - St George 24 def Souths 6

Round 4 - Sat May 15 - Souths 5 def Norths 2

Round 5 - Sat May 22 - Souths 17 def Wests 7

Round 6 - Sat May 29 - Canterbury 3 lost to Souths 13

Round 7 - Sat Jun 5 - Easts 8 def Souths 6

Round 8 - Sat Jun 19 - Balmain 14 def Souths 0

Round 9 - Sat Jun 26 - Souths 17 def St George 8

Round 10 - Sat Jul 3 - Norths 12 def Souths 5

Round 11 - Sat Jul 10 - Wests 3 lost to Souths 10

Round 12 - Sat Jul 17 - Souths 12 def Canterbury 10

Round 13 - Sat Jul 24 - Easts 5 lost to Souths 39

Round 14 - Sat Jul 31 - Newtown 22 def Souths 7

Grand Final - Sat Sep 4 - Newtown 34 def Norths 7

1944

Round 1 - Sat Apr 29 - Souths 13 def St George 8

Round 2 - Sat May 6 - Souths 12 def Canterbury 10

Round 3 - Sat May 13 - Newtown 26 def Souths 5

Round 4 - Sat May 20 - Wests 12 lost to Souths 17

Round 5 - Sat May 27 - Balmain 37 def Souths 13

Round 6 - Sat Jun 3 - Norths 8 lost to Souths 10

Round 7 - Sat Jun 10 - Souths 26 def Easts 23

Round 8 - Sat Jul 1 - St George 20 lost to Souths 34

Round 9 - Sat Jul 8 - Newtown 47 def Souths 5

Round 10 - Sat Jul 15 - Souths 8 drew Wests 8

Round 11 - Sat Jul 22 - Balmain 37 def Souths 12

Round 12 - Sat Jul 29 - Souths 14 def Norths 10

Round 13 - Sat Aug 5 - Souths 16 lost to Easts 19

Round 14 - Sat Aug 12 - Canterbury 22 def Souths 8

Semi-finals - Sat Sep 2 - Balmain 15 def Souths 6

Grand Final - Sat Sep 16 - Balmain 12 def Newtown 8

1945

Round 1 - Sat Apr 21 - Souths 13 lost to St George 21

Round 2 - Sat Apr 28 - Newtown 38 def Souths 12

Round 3 - Sat May 5 - Easts 33 def Souths 6

Round 4 - Sat May 12 - Souths 13 lost to Canterbury 17

Round 5 - Sat May 19 - Balmain 24 def Souths 13

Round 6 - Sat May 26 - Norths 17 def Souths 5

Round 7 - Sat Jun 2 - Souths 10 def Wests 8

Round 8 - Sat Jun 23 - St George 18 def Souths 12

Round 9 - Sat Jun 30 - Souths 13 lost to Newtown 32

Round 10 - Sat Jul 7 - Souths 15 lost to Easts 33

Round 11 - Sat Jul 14 - Canterbury 16 def Souths 6

Round 12 - Sat Jul 28 - Souths 6 lost to Norths 25

Round 13 - Sat Aug 4 - Wests 39 def Souths 8

Round 14 - Sat Aug 11 - Souths 12 lost to Balmain 29

Final - Sat Sep 1 - Easts 22 def Balmain 18

1946

Round 1 - Sat Apr 13 - Newtown 32 def Souths 7

Round 2 - Mon Apr 22 - Wests 31 def Souths 11

Round 3 - Sat Apr 27 - Norths 26 def Souths 15

Round 4 - Sat May 25 - Souths 5 lost to Balmain 21

Round 5 - Mon Jun 10 - St George 27 def Souths 14

Round 6 - Sat Jun 15 - Souths 5 lost to Canterbury 12

Round 7 - Sat Jun 22 - Easts 15 def Souths 14

Round 8 - Sat Jun 29 - Souths 0 lost to Newtown 38

Round 9 - Sat Jul 6 - Souths 5 lost to Wests 10

Round 10 - Sat Jul 13 - Souths 11 lost to Norths 31

Round 11 - Sat Jul 27 - Balmain 43 def Souths 7

Round 12 - Sat Aug 3 - St George 18 def Souths 14

Round 13 - Sat Aug 10 - Canterbury 30 def Souths 9

Round 14 - Sat Aug 17 - Souths 7 lost to Easts 19

Grand Final - Sat Sep 14 - Balmain 13 def St George 12

1947

Round 1 - Sat Apr 12 - St George 30 def Souths 11

Round 2 - Sat Apr 19 - Souths 35 def Eels 22

Round 3 - Sat Apr 26 - Souths 15 def Sea Eagles 13

Round 4 - Sat May 3 - Balmain 36 def Souths 15

Round 5 - Sat May 10 - Souths 22 def Newtown 13

Round 6 - Sat May 17 - Wests 17 def Souths 12

Round 7 - Sat May 24 - Canterbury 30 def Souths 17

Round 8 - Sat May 31 - Easts 10 lost to Souths 12

Round 9 - Sat Jun 21 - Souths 19 def Norths 11

Round 10 - Sat Jun 28 - Souths 13 lost to St George 27

Round 11 - Sat Jul 5 - Eels 2 lost to Souths 6

Round 12 - Sat Jul 12 - Sea Eagles 16 lost to Souths 22

Round 13 - Sat Jul 19 - Souths 46 def Balmain 10

Round 14 - Sat Jul 26 - Wests 15 def Souths 5

Round 15 - Sat Aug 2 - Souths 16 lost to Canterbury 18

Round 16 - Sat Aug 9 - Souths 9 lost to Easts 19

Round 17 - Sat Aug 16 - Newtown 25 def Souths 20

Round 18 - Sat Aug 23 - Souths 19 def Norths 14

Grand Final - Sat Sep 20 - Balmain 13 def Canterbury 9

1948

Round 1 - Sat Apr 10 - Eels 12 lost to Souths 15

Round 2 - Sat Apr 17 - Souths 19 drew Easts 19

Round 3 - Sat Apr 24 - Wests 10 def Souths 8

Round 4 - Mon Apr 26 - Balmain 13 def Souths 10

Round 5 - Sat May 1 - Newtown 16 def Souths 8

Round 6 - Sat Jun 5 - Souths 17 def Sea Eagles 9

Round 7 - Sat Jun 12 - Norths 7 lost to Souths 12

Round 8 - Mon Jun 14 - Canterbury 17 def Souths 8

Round 9 - Sat Jun 19 - Souths 2 lost to St George 31

Round 10 - Sat Jun 26 - Souths 38 def Eels 5

Round 11 - Sat Jul 3 - Easts 8 lost to Souths 16

Round 12 - Sat Jul 10 - Wests 18 def Souths 17

Round 13 - Sat Jul 17 - Souths 8 lost to Balmain 14

Round 14 - Sat Jul 24 - Souths 13 lost to Newtown 20

Round 15 - Sat Jul 31 - Sea Eagles 39 def Souths 13

Round 16 - Sat Aug 7 - Souths 24 def Norths 17

Round 17 - Sat Aug 14 - Souths 22 def Canterbury 16

Round 18 - Sat Aug 21 - St George 31 def Souths 15

Grand Final - Sat Sep 18 - Wests 8 def Balmain 5

1949

Round 1 - Sat Apr 9 - Canterbury 14 drew Souths 14

Round 2 - Sat Apr 16 - Souths 19 def Newtown 9

Round 3 - Mon Apr 25 - Sea Eagles 0 lost to Souths 32

Round 4 - Sat Apr 30 - Souths 26 def Eels 22

Round 5 - Sat May 7 - Easts 10 lost to Souths 15

Round 6 - Sat May 14 - Souths 30 def Norths 15

Round 7 - Sat May 21 - Wests 6 lost to Souths 13

Round 8 - Sat May 28 - Souths 11 def Balmain 7

Round 9 - Sat Jun 11 - St George 22 def Souths 2

Round 10 - Mon Jun 13 - Souths 12 lost to Canterbury 15

Round 11 - Sat Jun 25 - Souths 16 def Newtown 12

Round 12 - Sat Jul 2 - Souths 32 def Sea Eagles 10

Round 13 - Sat Jul 9 - Eels 14 def Souths 13

Round 14 - Sat Jul 16 - Souths 48 def Easts 6

Round 15 - Sat Jul 23 - Norths 10 lost to Souths 25

Round 16 - Sat Jul 30 - Wests 18 def Souths 13

Round 17 - Sat Aug 6 - Souths 17 def Balmain 16

Round 18 - Sat Aug 13 - Souths 22 def St George 4

Semi-finals - Sat Aug 20 - St George 16 def Souths 12

Grand Final - Sat Sep 10 - St George 19 def Souths 12

1950

Round 1 - Sat Apr 8 - Canterbury 17 lost to Souths 20

Round 2 - Mon Apr 10 - Eels 16 def Souths 12

Round 3 - Sat Apr 15 - Souths 23 def Wests 9

Round 4 - Sat Apr 22 - St George 15 lost to Souths 17

Round 5 - Tue Apr 25 - Souths 23 def Norths 15

Round 6 - Sat Apr 29 - Newtown 20 def Souths 10

Round 7 - Sat May 6 - Souths 21 def Easts 15

Round 8 - Sat May 27 - Souths 45 def Sea Eagles 11

Round 9 - Sat Jun 10 - Souths 14 def Balmain 10

Round 10 - Sat Jun 17 - Souths 5 def Canterbury 0

Round 11 - Sat Jun 24 - Souths 17 def Eels 6

Round 12 - Sat Jul 1 - Souths 29 def Wests 22

Round 13 - Sat Jul 8 - Souths 17 def St George 14

Round 14 - Sat Jul 29 - Norths 5 lost to Souths 10

Round 15 - Sat Aug 5 - Newtown 14 def Souths 12

Round 16 - Sun Aug 13 - Souths 23 def Easts 12

Round 17 - Sat Aug 19 - Sea Eagles 10 lost to Souths 13

Round 18 - Sat Aug 26 - Balmain 17 def Souths 12

Semi-finals - Sat Sep 2 - Souths 30 def Newtown 4

Final - Sat Sep 16 - Souths 21 def Wests 15