Live: Sharks and Rabbitohs make late changes for top eight clash
The Cronulla Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs meet in a round 22 clash between top eight rivals, with a win strengthening their hopes in September. Follow live.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs suffered a 32-16 defeat against the Cronulla Sharks in a top eight clash on Sunday. The Rabbitohs started strongly, scoring first and playing with 12 men when Cronulla's Teig Wilton was sin-binned. However, the Sharks bounced back with 18 unanswered points before halftime. The Rabbitohs missed over 50 tackles and conceded six penalties and three six-again restarts throughout the game.
Coach Wayne Bennett acknowledged that errors were costing the team their chances of competing at the top. Meanwhile, Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes set a new club record by kicking his 32nd consecutive goal, closing in on the all-time record held by Canterbury Bulldogs great Hazem El Masri.
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