Return to Redfern

Return to Redfern is a rugby league match held every year since 2009 by the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Redfern, New South Wales.

History of games

The first game was South Sydney played the Wests Tigers in a pre-season match on Sunday, 8 February 2009. The seating capacity for this games was only 5,000, so only members from South Sydney and the Tigers were allowed to purchases tickets for the match. The Tigers won the game 30–26 in front of a sold out crowd.

Due to the success of the RTR match, the South Sydney Rabbitohs decided to play another trial match on 7 February 2010 against the Manly Sea Eagles. The match was advertised at Souths home games as 'RTR 2010 The Tradition Continues'. Once again, the game was for members only. The game took place approximately 40 years after the famous 1970 NSWRL grand final, in which Souths legend John Sattler played most of the game with a shattered jaw. A teaser for the game was uploaded to YouTube by a Souths fan which details the rivalry between Souths and Manly.^[1] Sam Burgess made his debut for the Rabbitohs and scored a try as South Sydney won on the day 42–14.

The third annual RTR game was played on Saturday, 5 February 2011, when South Sydney took on the Newtown Jets. The last time these two teams met was back in the 1983 NSWRFL season. The game was marked as Ben Ross' return to rugby league after a two-year neck injury. Ross captained the side, as South Sydney won their second straight RTR match, beating the Jets 10–4.

In 2012, South Sydney played the fourth annual RTR game against European Super League club, the Warrington Wolves on 28 January. Warrington took an early 24-0 lead, before Souths came back to 28–28. However, it wan't enough as the Wolves scored the winning try through Gareth O'Brien. Warrington finished the game 34–28 over the Rabbitohs in front of a sold out crowd. On the same day, the club opened "Souths On Chalmers" across the road from Redfern Oval (on Chalmers Street) - it is a restaurant and club

In 2013, South Sydney played the Papua New Guinea Residents XIII in their 5th annual RTR ON February 9. Ben Lowe scored early on and new recruit Bryson Goodwin converted. In a shock ending to the first quarter, PNG's halfback scored twice to give PNG a 12–6 lead after 20 minutes. In the first hit up of the second quarter, Dave Tyrell was knocked down pretty hard but minutes later, he scored to draw the game back up until Rabbitohs captain Jason Clark scored minutes later to end the half 18–6. The 3rd quarter ended the way the second ended, with a Rabbitoh's try. Chris McQueen spun away from three tackles and plunged over. Although PNG's defence was proving tough, tries from Aaron Gray, Bennett Leslie and a second from Jason Clark ended day with Rabbitoh's running away with it 38–12. Ben Te'o, Bryson Goodwin and several other recruits were presented with their 2013 jersey.

On Sunday, 9 February 2014, South Sydney played the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a match that was dubbed "Back to Belmore". In a classic encounter the Rabbitohs ran out the victors winning 28 points to 20.

In 2015 the Rabbitohs were due to host the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the return fixture from last year. However, with the Bulldogs qualifying for the World Club Series the meeting was rescheduled for 2016. The replacement team chosen was the current State Champions the Northern Pride from Cairns Queensland.

Match results

Winner	Score	Loser	Match Information
Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Venue & Crowd	Match
West Tigers	30-26	South Sydney Rabbitohs	5:15pm, Sunday, 8 February 2009	Redfern Oval (5,000)^[2]	Return To Redfern 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs	42-14	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	6:00pm, Sunday, 7 February 2010	Redfern Oval (5,000)	Return To Redfern 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs	10-4	Newtown Jets	6:00pm, Saturday, 5 February 2011	Redfern Oval (5,000)^[3]	Return To Redfern 3
Warrington Wolves	34-28	South Sydney Rabbitohs	6:00pm, Saturday, 28 January 2012	Redfern Oval (5,000)^[4]	Return To Redfern 4
South Sydney Rabbitohs	38-12	Papua New Guinea Residents XIII	6:00pm, Saturday, 9 February 2013	Redfern Oval (5,000)^[5]	Return To Redfern 5
The 2014 "Return To Redfern" Trial-Match was not played due to other trial commitments. The South Sydney Rabbitohs played against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the third Back To Belmore Trial-Match at the Belmore Sports Ground.
South Sydney Rabbitohs	20-20	Northern Pride	6:00pm, Saturday, 14 February 2015	Redfern Oval (2,000)^[6]	Return To Redfern 6
South Sydney Rabbitohs	T.B.D.	Canterbury Bulldogs	Time T.B.C., Day T.B.C., Date T.B.C. 2016	Redfern Oval (Crowd T.B.D.)^[7]	Return To Redfern 7

References

External links

The Official South Sydney Rabbitohs website

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Est. 1908 at Redfern Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales

The club	History Honours Players Coaches Records Representatives Results

Home grounds	Current ANZ Stadium Past Sydney Sports Ground Redfern Oval Sydney Football Stadium

Culture	Charity Shield South Side Story Book of Feuds Ron Coote Cup Rivalries Return to Redfern South Sydney Leagues Club Red and Green Ball George Piggins Medal Souths Cares Rabbitohs Hall Of Fame

Important figures	Arthur Hennessy Benny Wearing George Treweek Jack Rayner Clive Churchill John Sattler Bob McCarthy George Piggins Russell Crowe

League	Current NRL Past NSWRL ARL

Titles	Premierships – 21 1908 1909 1914 1918 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1931 1932 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1967 1968 1970 1971 2014

Seasons (105)	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Other competitions	Current Auckland Nines National Youth Competition S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup

Affiliations	South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League North Sydney Bears

Related articles	The Burrow Reggie the Rabbit South Sydney Central

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