When push came to shove in the Rabbitohs v Canberra match, ‘game management’ was the key factor. As Rabbit In The Vineyard explains, the Rabbitohs got it all wrong! Perhaps they should read some of coach Bennett’s books!
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2026 NRL – RITV: Round 6 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canberra Raiders: Game Management
April 16, 2026 by 6 Comments
2026 NRL – RITV: Round 5 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
April 9, 2026 by 4 Comments
RITV is upbeat about South Sydney’s performances of late. Now to consolidate!
RITV – Athletics: The 2026 Maurie Plant Meet
April 2, 2026 by 4 Comments
For a change of pace (no pun intended), RITV reviews last weekend’s Maurie Plant Meet, formerly the Melbourne Track Classic, one of the highlights of the annual athletics calendar in Australia.
2026 NRL – RITV: Round 3 (Multicultural Round) – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers
March 26, 2026 by 4 Comments
After getting away with a narrow win over the Wests Tigers last weekend, RITV is looking forward to a stress free weekend as South Sydney has the bye. A pity about all the marking he has to do instead!
2026 NRL – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Round 2, Roosters v South Sydney
March 19, 2026 by 2 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard is all about Alex Johnston today, and rightly so, but it has taken only two rounds for the signature comment, ‘Give me strength’, to emerge. Read on to find out why.
2026 NRL – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Defence is the key
March 12, 2026 by 2 Comments
RITV was happy with South Sydney’s win in Round 1 but worries that leaking 30 points is not the way forward, especially against the Chooks this week.
The Ashes – Fifth Test, Sydney Day 5: The Final Test
January 8, 2026 by 13 Comments
Citrus Bob sums up the play on Day 5 of The Ashes Test in Sydney which saw Australia score a comfortable win though not without a few nervous moments.
NRL Round 27 – RITV: Jye Gray the shining light in a dull Rabbitohs season
September 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Jye Gray is RITV’s South Sydney Player of the Year.
NRL Round 26 – RITV: Athletics leads the way
September 4, 2025 by 2 Comments
South Sydney had a bye last weekend so RITV turns his attention to his other sporting passion, athletics. And what a good story it is!
NRL Round 25 – RITV: 40-0! So much more relaxing.
August 28, 2025 by 2 Comments
For the first time in quite a while, RITV sat back and relaxed as he watched his beloved Bunnies run riot over the St George-Illawarra Dragons.
NRL Round 24 – RITV: South Sydney score back-to-back wins!
August 21, 2025 by 2 Comments
RITV is all in for Jye Gray, the fill-in fullback who, surely, must win the Rabbitohs’ Best and Fairest this year! Move over Latrell, he’s got your number!
NRL Round 23 – RITV: A win is a win is a win!
August 14, 2025 by 4 Comments
RITV is basking in the glow of a rare South Sydney win where the enigmatic Latrell Mitchell was his truly enigmatic self! Glory! Glory!
NRL Round 22 – RITV: Wake me up when September ends
August 7, 2025 by 2 Comments
Just where do you start with the Rabbitohs’ ongoing tale of Season 2025 woe? RITV struggles to come to grips with it all. Is the red wine of the week an ironic choice?
NRL Round 21 – RITV: South Sydney v Cronulla Sutherland – Eight losses in a row
July 31, 2025 by 3 Comments
South Sydney can’t take a trick so RITV is looking forward to the World Athletics Championships in September!
NRL Round 20 – RITV: Winning is a habit, losing is a habit
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Habits are hard to break. Just ask RITV after South Sydney lost their seventh game in a row.
NRL Round 18 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Bring on the bye
July 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has never coached a team to the wooden spoon but he’ll be doing well to keep the Bunnies off the bottom over the next couple of months says RITV. And he wonders why the club would add a complication to the situation.
NRL Round 16 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Golden Point Heartbreak
June 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard reviews another entertaining, but ultimately frustrating, Rabbitohs fixture.
State of Origin – Game 2, 2025: Origin at the Tanunda Club – the 1971 BRL Rothman’s Medallist, a (former) Cowboys cheer leader, a Rockford red, and the Maroons square the series
June 21, 2025 by 1 Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard caught up with John Harms and a dozen or so lovers of rugby league to cheer on the mighty Maroons.
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