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Thu June 30, 2011
Source: www.crusadersrfl.comCrusaders have announced the signing of utility forward Shannan McPherson for the 2012 season.
McPherson, 25, will join the club from NRL side South Sydney Rabbitohs on a two-year contract starting from next season.
McPherson, who can play either in the back-row or prop, is a product of the Souths youth system and has played over 80 first grade games for the Rabbitohs since his debut in 2005.
He has been a key member of the Rabbitohs team this season, making 14 appearances so far but he has now decided to take up a long-standing ambition to play overseas.
And McPherson said he was thrilled to take up that opportunity with the Crusaders.
"I am excited about joining Crusaders in 2012," McPherson said.
"I'm most fortunate that Souths were kind enough to allow me to take up this opportunity as playing overseas is something I have always wanted to do.
"Crusaders are a club on the way up. I made plenty of my own inquiries into their structure and set-up and everything was really positive.
"It's a new challenge and a new adventure for my family and I and we look forward to being part of club next year."
Crusaders head coach Iestyn Harris added:
"Shannan is an exceptional player and I'm really pleased to have him on board," he said.
"We've been really busy with out recruitment for next season and Shannan ticks a lot of our boxes.
"He's strong, athletic, hard-working and he has a great attitude. Shannan has shown a real desire to come over here and prove himself.
"He's been a regular in a very good South Sydney side where there is real competition for places.
"Shannan is still young but he's firmly established himself in the NRL and now he wants to take up a new challenge here with us at the Crusaders.
"His energy and work rate are going to be really valuable assets for us and I'm looking forward to working with him next season."
Shannan McPherson profilePosition: Utility forward
Junior Club: South Eastern Seagulls, Coogee
DOB: 12 December 1985
POB: Sydney, NSW
Height: 184cm
Weight: 98kg
NRL Games: 84 (all for the Rabbitohs)
NRL Points: 8 (2 tries)
NRL Debut: Rabbitohs vs Bulldogs, Sydney Showground, 4 June 2005 (Rd 13)
Wed June 29, 2011
Source: www.rabbitohs.com.auThe South Sydney Rabbitohs are delighted to announce the signing of representative back Matt King for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
King, 30, has played 170 first grade games for both the Melbourne Storm in the NRL and the Warrington Wolves in the English Super League, scoring over 100 tries in his nine-year career to date.
King has also played ten Tests for Australia, nine State of Origin matches for NSW and two games for Country Origin, as well as being selected in the inaugural ESL Exiles team which defeated England earlier this year.
Standing 190cm and weighing in at 100kg, King is one of the leading players in the English Super League competition today, and will return home to Australia over the next two years.
Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson is pleased to be bringing an experienced outside back to the Club.
"We're really happy to be able to attract a player with the experience and talent that Matt King possesses to our Club for the next two years," Mr Richardson said.
"Matt was one of the leading lights during Melbourne's dominance of the competition, alongside players such as Greg Inglis and Michael Crocker, and also our new Head Coach in Michael Maguire.
"He has the runs on the board and we're looking forward to welcoming Matt and his young family to South Sydney next season."
The South Sydney Rabbitohs also announce that utility forward Shannan McPherson has sought a release from the remaining year of his contract with the Club and will be moving on at the end of the season to take up a long-term contract in the English Super League.
McPherson, a South Sydney junior, has played over 80 first grade games for the Rabbitohs in a first grade career which began in 2005.
McPherson approached the Club about gaining a release to take up the opportunity in the Super League, a request to which the Rabbitohs agreed.
Mr Richardson says McPherson will be missed at the Club
"It's always tough when one of your juniors moves on but we wish Shannan the best of luck with his new adventure," Mr Richardson said.
"He received an offer to head to the UK and felt it was a good time for him and his young family to experience a bit of the world and ply his trade overseas.
"He approached us about a release and we felt that we couldn't stand in his way.
"He has been a great influence at our Club both on and off the field and we wish him and his family the best come season's end.
"For the moment Shannan remains a Rabbitoh and he and the team will be doing everything they can to extend their season into the finals for the rest of this year."
Biographies:
Name: Matt King
Position: Centre/Wing
Junior Club: Casino Cougars
DOB: 22 August 1980
POB: Casino, NSW
Height: 190cm
Weight: 100kg
Rep Games: Ten Tests for Australia 2005-07; nine State of Origin matches for NSW 2005-07; two games for Country Origin 2004-05
NRL Games: 91 for Melbourne Storm 2003-07
NRL Points: 242 (60 tries and one goal)
NRL Debut: Storm vs Dragons, WIN Stadium, 22 August 2003 (Rd 24)
ESL Games: 79 for Warrington Wolves 2008-11
ESL Points: 180 (45 tries)
ESL debut: Warrington vs Hull FC, Halliwell Jones Stadium, 8 February 2008 (Rd 1)
Name: Shannan McPherson
Position: Utility forward
Junior Club: South Eastern Seagulls, Coogee
DOB: 12 December 1985
POB: Sydney, NSW
Height: 184cm
Weight: 98kg
NRL Games: 84 (all for the Rabbitohs)
NRL Points: 8 (2 tries)
NRL Debut: Rabbitohs vs Bulldogs, Sydney Showground, 4 June 2005 (Rd 13)
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have one of the richest histories in Rugby League. Established in 1908, the South Sydney Club has won 20 first grade premierships and provided 63 internationals for the Australian side, and have famously worn their cardinal red and myrtle green colours since inception. The rebirth of the Rabbitohs began on 7 June, 2006 through a new partnership between Russell Crowe, Peter Holmes a Court and the then 8000 Members of the Club. The Rabbitohs made the semi-finals for the first time in 18 years in 2007, and strengthened their Ticketed Membership to over 12,000 with over 20,000 Total Members in 2011.
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Salford City Reds
9 games; [View] Round 2 [10 Feb 12] L 10-38 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] W 38-18 v Widnes (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [24 Feb 12] W 24-22 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [02 Mar 12] W 44-12 v London (H). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [10 Mar 12] L 18-40 v Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [16 Mar 12] L 16-56 v Leeds (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] L 10-36 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] L 10-18 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [21 Apr 12] L 22-26 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
23 games; [View] Round 1 [11 Mar 11] L 29-40 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 11] L 19-28 v Canterbury (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 11] W 32-18 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 11] W 32-30 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 11] L 6-30 v Wests Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 11] L 0-16 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 11] L 24-36 v Canterbury (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 11] W 31-12 v Cronulla (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 11] W 29-18 v Wests Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 11] L 6-12 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [30 May 11] L 10-22 v Panthers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 11] L 6-16 v Storm (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 11] W 31-8 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 11] W 16-12 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 11] L 4-26 v Cronulla (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 11] L 22-36 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 11] W 21-20 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 11] L 16-48 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 11] W 56-6 v Eels (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 11] W 47-18 v Canberra (A). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 11] W 26-24 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 11] L 10-22 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 11] L 24-40 v Knights (A). [PR]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
17 games; [View] Round 1 [14 Mar 10] L 10-36 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 10] L 18-19 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 10] W 30-8 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 10] W 38-16 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 10] W 28-10 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 10] L 8-22 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] W 26-24 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [02 May 10] L 22-30 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [16 May 10] W 50-10 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [23 May 10] L 24-26 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 10] L 25-26 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 10] W 16-14 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] W 34-30 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 10] L 16-18 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 10] L 18-54 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 10] W 24-16 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] L 24-38 v Dragons (A). [BE]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
21 games; [View] Round 1 [15 Mar 09] W 52-12 v Roosters (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 09] L 8-14 v Eels (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 09] W 22-12 v Knights (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] W 22-16 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 09] L 12-14 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 09] L 8-24 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [17 May 09] W 23-22 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 09] D 16-16 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 09] L 18-34 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 09] L 12-46 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 09] L 20-25 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] L 20-54 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 09] W 36-12 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 09] W 44-12 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 09] W 40-20 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 09] L 18-26 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 09] W 36-22 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 09] L 14-22 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 09] L 10-40 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] W 41-6 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] W 26-24 v Sharks (A). [BE]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
16 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 08] L 2-20 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [14 Apr 08] L 10-12 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 08] L 10-30 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 08] L 18-32 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [04 May 08] W 28-24 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [24 May 08] L 10-15 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 08] L 12-26 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 08] W 35-28 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 08] W 24-23 v Gold Coast (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 08] W 29-28 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 08] W 34-30 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 08] W 32-20 v Eels (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 08] L 12-36 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] L 12-39 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 08] L 20-22 v Roosters (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 08] L 4-42 v Storm (A). [SR]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
3 games; [View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 8-12 v Storm (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] W 20-14 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 07] L 16-32 v Panthers (A). [BE]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
11 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] L 14-44 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] L 22-24 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] L 12-30 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 06] L 18-26 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] L 18-24 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 06] L 26-28 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 4-44 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 22-24 v Raiders (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] W 34-14 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] L 12-34 v Cowboys (H). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] L 18-52 v Tigers (A). [LK]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
2 games; [View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] D 21-21 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 05] L 6-48 v Storm (A). [BE]
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