2021 NRL – South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys taking place? Friday 9th July, 2021 – 10:55 (UK)
Where is South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys taking place? McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Where can I get tickets for South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys? Click here for ticket information on 2021 NRL matches
What channel is South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here
Where can I stream South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL
THE TEAM NEWS
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Starting 13: Taaffe, Johnston, Burns, Graham, Milne, Walker, Reynolds, Nicholls, Marshall, Burgess, Koloamatangi, Su’A, Sele – Interchanges: Knight, Host, Mago, Mamouzelos – Reserves: Mansour, Paulo, Moga, Moale
Unavailable: Brock Gardner (Injured), Tevita Tatola (Injured), Cameron Murray (Origin), Damien Cook (Origin), Dane Gagai (Origin), Jai Arrow (Origin), Latrell Mitchell (Origin)
- South Sydney Rabbitohs produced a superb first half showing to all but seal the win against Wests Tigers, although their second half performance will have disappointed head coach Wayne Bennett in spite of his side making it four straight wins.
- Souths went into the sheds with a 26-point lead having kept their opponents scoreless in the first half but they went on to lose the second half 22-12 and Bennett will want more from his side this week, although he will not have five players at his disposal owing to Origin call-ups.
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Starting 13: Asi, Feldt, Bowen, Lemuelu, Taulagi, Drinkwater, Dearden, Hess, Robson, McLean, Wright, Dunn, Taumalolo – Interchanges: Granville, Gilbert, Burr, Luki – Reserves: Hola, Bell, Condon, Bradley
Unavailable: Reuben Cotter (Injured), Ben Hampton (Injured), Francis Molo (Origin), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Origin), Valentine Holmes (Origin)
- North Queensland Cowboys suffered a third successive loss as their top eight chances were seriously harmed by a huge loss to Newcastle Knights last week with the Cowboys failing to score a single point.
- In a poor showing on both sides of the ball, the 38-0 defeat was an ugly one and Todd Payten has his work cut out to turn his side’s fortunes around this season and will be without the likes of Valentine Holmes for this contest.
THE PREDICTION
South Sydney Rabbitohs failed to kick on in the second half of last
week’s clash with Wests Tigers and having already done that a few time
this season, it will be an area of concern. They did at least manage to
make it four straight wins and they will be confident of extending that
winning streak as they take on North Queensland Cowboys. Newcastle
Knights nilled them in what was a shambolic performance last week and
having lost three in a row, their work is cut out here. Both teams are
missing players because of State of Origin call-ups and while Souths are
without more talent, their key halves pairing remains intact and that
should allow them to cover the -14 handicap in this one.
