Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Preview & Prediction | 2025 NRL | Regular Season
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The Wests Tigers are hurting and they oppose the South Sydney Rabbitohs in a Sunday afternoon test of their resilience.
Start date/time: Sunday 18th May, 2025: UK – 9:15am / Local – 6:15pm / US ET – 4:15am / US PT – 1:15am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / Australia – Foxtel / US – Some matches are televised live on Fox Sports
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Wests Tigers team news
Head Coach Benji Marshall has resisted wielding the axe in the wake of his side’s embarrassing 64-0 loss to the Storm. Hooker Tallyn Da Silva is the lone casualty with Jack Bird taking his spot on the bench. In the other forced changes this week, young gun centre Starford To’a (neck) returns as Brent Naden shifts to the bench and rising star Fonua Pole (knee) is out which sees Royce Hunt come into the starting side.
Squad: 1. Jahream Bula 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Adam Doueihi 4. Starford To’a 5. Charlie Staines 6. Lachlan Galvin 7. Jarome Luai 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Royce Hunt 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Alex Seyfarth 13. Alex Twal 14. Brent Naden 15. Tony Sukkar 16. Jack Bird 17. Sione Fainu 18. Heath Mason 19. Tallyn Da Silva 20. Solomona Faataape 21. Reuben Porter 22. Tristan Hope
South Sydney Rabbitohs team news
Alex Johnston returns from a hamstring injury for his third game of the season and first since Round Six. Fletcher Myers is the man to make way in the only change from the side that upset the Broncos last week. Josh Schuster is once again named on the extended bench.
Squad: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Campbell Graham 5. Bayleigh Bentley-Hape 6. Jayden Sullivan 7. Jamie Humphreys 8. Jai Arrow 9. Siliva Havili 10. Keaon Koloamatangi 11. Euan Aitken 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Lachlan Hubner 14. Jye Gray 15. Sean Keppie 16. Davvy Moale 17. Liam Le Blanc 18. Tevita Tatola 19. Lewis Dodd 20. Joshua Schuster 21. Fletcher Myers 22. Jacob Host
Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs prediction
The West Tigers were stunned after their 64-0 capitulation to the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne. It was a performance that was more like the previous years and not the ones that we have become accustomed to in 2025 that have been full of resilience and fight.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs showed resilience of their own beating the Brisbane Broncos 22-14 to snap a run of three consecutive losses.
All eyes will be on Rabbitohs winger Alex Johnston as he returns to continue his quest to become the all-time leading try-scorer in the NRL.
The two sides last met in Round 24, 2024 with the Tigers winning by two points. Prior to that the Rabbitohs had won four straight contests.
The Tigers will need a significant improvement from last week’s display and we think that the Rabbitohs can add another win to their 2025 total with Latrell Mitchell again playing a key role.
Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs tip: South Sydney Rabbitohs to win
