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Penrith Panthers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Preview & Prediction | 2026 NRL | Regular Season

by Trystan Pugh ·
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Penrith Panthers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Preview & Prediction | 2026 NRL | Regular Season

Click here for today’s sports betting tips from our expert analysts!

Penrith Panthers have already qualified for the finals but, having lost their last two games, will be keen to rediscover the winning feeling against South Sydney Rabbitohs.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / Australia – Channel 9 / US – Some matches are televised live on Fox Sports

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go & Watch NRL / Australia – 9Now / US – Watch NRL, and if the match is televised in the USA it can also be streamed live on Fox Sports platforms

Penrith Panthers team news

Squad: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Thomas Jenkins 3. Izack Tago 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Brian To'o 6. Blaize Talagi 7. Jack Cogger 8. Moses Leota 9. Freddy Lussick 10. Liam Henry 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Luke Garner 13. Lindsay Smith Bench: 14. Billy Scott 15. Kalani Going 16. Billy Phillips 17. Luron Patea 18. Jack Cole 19. Sione Fonua Reserves: 20. Zakauri Clarke 21. Jaxen Edgar 23. Tom Ale

South Sydney Rabbitohs team news

Squad: 1. Jye Gray 2. Dayne Jennings 3. Latrell Siegwalt 4. Jack Wighton 5. Edward Kosi 6. Cody Walker 7. Ashton Ward 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Brandon Smith 10. Keaon Koloamatangi 11. David Fifita 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Lachlan Hubner Bench: 14. Jamie Humphreys 15. Euan Aitken 16. Liam Le Blanc 17. John Radel 18. Matthew Dufty 19. Jayden Sullivan Reserves: 20. Moala Graham-Taufa 21. Peter Mamouzelos 22. Thomas Fletcher

Penrith Panthers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs prediction

Having only lost one match in their opening 13 games of the campaign, Penrith Panthers have now lost their last two, although they retain a four-point buffer at the top of the NRL ladder.

Even though they recouped some of their Origin stars last week, they succumb to a 26-12 loss to the North Queensland Cowboys, and now they must do without some of their key names once again with the likes of Isaah Yeo and Nathan Cleary heading back to the New South Wales training camp.

South Sydney Rabbitohs are firmly back on track for a finals place having won their last two games, most recently defeating Parramatta Eels 32-12 in a dominant performance.

Every two points matters right now for the seventh-placed Rabbitohs, and against a weakened Panthers side who have lost their groove of late, they could be worth backing to sneak a win.

Penrith Panthers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs tip: South Sydney Rabbitohs to win

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