LIVE: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canberra Raiders - Herald Sun

Matt Russell and Laurie Daley preview the round 16 clash between South Sydney and Canberra Raiders.

Date/Time: 2013:06:19 12:21:45 Source: The Daily Telegraph

ROLLING coverage of South Sydney Rabbitohs' Friday night clash against the Canberra Raiders.

MATCH CENTRE: RABBITOHS v RAIDERS

8.17pm - Rabbitohs strike twice

JUSTIN Hunt - a last-minute replace on the wing for Andrew Everingham (ribs) - is over in the corner just minutes after Sam Burgess broke the shackles for the Rabbitohs.

Adam Reynolds can't covert and Souths lead 10-2 after 19 minutes.

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8.14pm - Sam Burgess scores first for the Bunnies

RABBITOHS backrower Sam Burgess has slid over, riding the momentum in the wet conditions to score under the posts for the Bunnies.

Burgess' third try of the season gives Souths a 6-2 lead after 17 minutes.

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7.53pm - Everingham ruled out for Rabbitohs

LATE change for the Bunnies, with Andrew Everingham suffering a rib injury in the warm up and replaced on the wing by Justin Hunt.

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7pm - McQueen out for the Rabbitohs

ONE change for Souths, with Chris McQueen left out after representing the Maroons in Origin II on Wednesday night.

Ben Lowe has been elevated to the starting side and Josh Starling takes his spot on the bench.

RABBITOHS: Greg Inglis, Nathan Merritt, Bryson Goodwin, Dylan Walker, Andrew Everingham, John Sutton, Adam Reynolds, Dave Tyrrell, Issac Luke, Roy Asostasi, Ben Lowe, Ben Te'o, Sam Burgess. Interchange: Nathan Peats, Jeff Lima, Thomas Burgess, Josh Starling.

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6.45pm - Raiders are 1-17

NO changes to the teams named on Tuesday for Canberra.

RAIDERS: Reece Robinson, Sandor Earl, Jarrod Croker, Jack Wighton, Sami Sauiluma, Terry Campese, Josh McCrone, David Shillington, Glen Buttriss, Dane Tilse, Josh Papalii, Joel Thompson, Shaun Fensom. Interchange: Anthony Milford, Joel Edwards, Sam Mataora, Paul Vaughan

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6pm - Welcome to Friday night NRL

LADDER leaders South Sydney look to keep the show rolling as they welcome back their Origin stars.

The Bunnies have won three on the trot and face a Raiders side missing arguably their most influential player, Blake Ferguson, who has been stood down for disciplinary reasons.

We'll have final team lists for you about an hour before the 7.45pm kick-off and will keep you updated with all the big moments throughout the match.

For up to the minute scores, stats, SuperCoach scores and more, visit MATCH CENTRE .

And before the action begins, check out Laurie Daley's match preview above.

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