Asotasi and Luke named on extended Rabbitohs bench

by NRL

South Sydney are pleased to announce their teams to take on Manly-Warringah in round 23 of the 2012 Telstra Premiership being played this Friday 10 August at 7:35pm at Bluetongue Stadium.

Rabbitohs Head Coach Michael Maguire has named captain Roy Asotasi and hooker Issac Luke on an extended six-man bench.

Ticket sales for this game at the Central Coast's Bluetongue Stadium have been strong in the lead up to this match.

There are still plenty of good seats available for the game and the Rabbitohs are encouraging supporters to pre-purchase tickets through Ticketek by visiting www.ticketek.com.au or by calling 132 849 to avoid the queues at the gates on Friday night.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs team for round 23 is:

1 Nathan Merritt
2 Justin Hunt
3 Matt King
4 Dylan Farrell
5 Andrew Everingham
6 John Sutton
7 Adam Reynolds
8 Luke Burgess
9 Nathan Peats
10 Sam Burgess
11 Chris McQueen
12 Dave Taylor
13 Michael Crocker

14 Jason Clark
15 Ben Lowe
16 Eddy Pettybourne
17 Issac Luke
18 Dave Tyrrell
19 Roy Asotasi

Head Coach - Michael Maguire

The Rabbitohs Toyota Cup team for round 23 is:

1 Tyrone Phillips
2 Nick Hedley
3 Jordan Tongahai
4 David Sisifa
5 Aaron Gray
6 Apisai Koroisau
7 Luke Keary [c]
8 Jordan Tuiavii
9 Cameron McInnes
10 Hamish Bryant
11 Brad Croad
12 Kyle Turner
13 Jesse Roberts

15 Siosaia Tanginoa
16 Andrew Artemi
17 Brett Jarrett
19 Arnold Woulf

Coach - Ben Gardiner

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