The 2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 101st in the club's history. It competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership and finished 9th out of 16 teams, only just missing out on a place in the finals. The coach of the club was John Lang and club captain was Roy Asotasi.

Pre-season The South Sydney Rabbitohs pre-season schedule began with a return to spiritual home Redfern Oval on Sunday 7 February, with the Rabbitohs winning 42–12 over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. English Recruit Sam Burgess picked up his first try in Rabbitohs colours; Adam Reynolds, Jason Clark, Brock Molan, Kennedy Pettybourne, Josh Mansour, Curtis Johnston and Matt Mundine each scored a try.

Two weeks later the Rabbitohs took their pre-season to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales to play the Gold Coast Titans at BCU International Stadium in front of 5,500 supporters. The Titans took the match 28–22. Luke Capewell grabbed a double, while Issac Luke and Junior Vaivai scored the other two tries.

The Rabbitohs then took part in the traditional Charity Shield clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons. The Rabbitohs retained the Charity Shield after a 26–26 draw. Fetuli Fetuli Talanoa grabbed a treble; and Ben Lowe and Nathan Merritt scored the other two tries.

Results Home team Score Away team Crowd Ground South Sydney Rabbitohs 48–12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 5,000 Redfern Oval South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–26 Gold Coast Titans 5,550 BCU International Stadium South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 -26 St George Illawarra Dragons 27,221 ANZ Stadium

Regular season Results Date Round Opponent Venue Result Tries Goals F. Goals Attendance14 Mar, 15:00Round 1 Sydney RoostersANZ Stadium, Sydney 10–36 Merritt (2)Luke (1con) 23,14921 Mar, 15:00Round 2 Gold Coast TitansANZ Stadium, Sydney 18–19 Champion (2), Tyrell Luke (1con) 10,94328 Mar, 15:00Round 3 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, Woolooware 30–8 Champion (2), Best, Burgess, LukeLuke (4con), Sandow (1con) 10,7412 Apr, 20:35Round 4 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium 38–16 Burgess (2), Champion (2), Sandow, Merritt, LukeLuke (3con), Sandow (2con) 30,12011 Apr, 15:00Round 5 Newcastle KnightsBluetongue Stadium, Central Coast28–10Merritt (2), Champion, Talanoa, WesserLuke (4con) 16,09816–19 Apr Round 6 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium8–22 Talanoa, Best 25,15223–26 Apr Round 7 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra26–24Sutton, Merritt, Luke, Taylor, WesserSandow (2con), Luke (1con) 13,14530 Apr – 3 MayRound 8 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesANZ Stadium22–30Champion (2), Taylor, LukeLuke (3con) 15,459Round 9BYE14–17 May Round 10 Wests TigersSCG, Sydney 50–10 Merritt (3), Champion (2), Taylor, Sandow, Best, TalanoaLuke (7con) 30,68521–24 May Round 11 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, Auckland 24–26 Talanoa (2), Best, WesserLuke (4con) 13,23528–31 May Round 12 Penrith PanthersANZ Stadium 42–22 Wesser (2), Taylor, Sutton, Luke, Sandow, ChampionLuke (7con) 11,1084–7 Jun Round 13 North Queensland CowboysANZ Stadium 32–4 Champion (2), Merritt (2), Taylor, Talanoa, LukeLuke (1con), Sandow (1con) 9,68811–14 Jun Round 14 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane 22–50 Merritt (2), Best, LoweSandow (3con) 30,31111–14 Jun Round 15 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, Brookvale 25–26 Luke (2), Wesser, SandowLuke (3con) Sandow (1fieldgoal) 11,66125–28 Jun Round 16 Melbourne StormNIB Stadium 16–14 Talanoa (2), Sandow Luke (2con) 13,164Round 17BYE9–12 Jul Round 18 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney 14–18 Falloon, Talanoa Sandow (3con) 18,42416–19 Jul Round 19 St George Illawarra DragonsANZ Stadium 13–16 Asotasi, Sutton Sandow(2con) Sandow (1fieldgoal) 22,23823–26 Jul Round 20 New Zealand WarriorsANZ Stadium 38–28 Talanoa (2), Merritt, Simpson, Pettybourne, Falloon, Sandow Sandow (5con) 13,89530 Jul – 2 AugRound 21 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium 12–32 Sandow (2) Luke (2con) 6–9 Aug Round 22 Wests TigersANZ Stadium 34–30 Farrell (3), Talanoa, Wesser, Sutton Sandow (5con) 23,29813–16 Aug Round 23 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, Melbourne 16–18 Merritt (2), Capewell Luke (2con) 20–23 Aug Round 24 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, Penrith 18–54 Capewell, Wesser, Farrell Sandow (3con) 27–30 Aug Round 25 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium 24–14 Wesser, Lowe, Luke, Taylor Sandow (4con) 3–6 Sep Round 26 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, Wollongong 38–24

Ladder

Kit and Sponsors National Australia Bank The National Australia Bank was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.

DeLonghi DeLonghi was the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2010 Telstra Premiership.

V8 Supercars Australia V8 Supercars was the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.

Virgin Blue Virgin Blue was the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.

Current squad The following list comprises players who were in the Rabbitohs full-time first-grade squad for the 2010 season in the NRL Telstra Premiership.

Player statistics Player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Total Points – – – – – –

Representative honours Player All Stars Anzac Test City / Country State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Four Nations

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