Member Information - 2009 Charity Shield

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Member Information - 2009 Charity Shield

27 Feb 2009

Charity Shield – South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons
Saturday 28 February 2009
ANZ Stadium

6.00pm Gates open
6.05pm Toyota Cup – South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons
8.00pm NRL - South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons

JT's line-up - The Charity Shield

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their NRL and Toyota Cup sides to take on the St George Illawarra Dragons in this Saturday’s Charity Shield.

Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor has named his best available team for this weekend’s annual clash, widely regarded as the unofficial kick off to the NRL season.

To view JT's Team selection for this week's game click here.

Help Raise Money for Souths Cares & the Victorian Bushfire Appeal

Several collections will take place at the Charity Shield, raising money for some much needed causes.

The Royal Fire Brigade will be on hand collecting for the Official Victorian Bushfire Appeal. As we all know, a great many have suffered and lost in this disaster, so we encourage you to dig deep and thrown a few coins in.

Souths Cares will also have Volunteers on hand collecting gold coin donations for ‘The Charity Shield News’, the official match newspaper. Funds collected contribute to some great community projects including:



Match Tickets
Please note that entry is included in the 2009 Rabbitohs Ticketed Membership Packages (Red & Green Reserved, Red & Green General Admission, Regional).

For those Rabbitohs Members that do not have entry to this match, tickets can be purchased through Ticketek. Give queues the boot and save money by pre-purchasing your tickets today:

Ticketek Call Centre: 132 849
Ticketek Agencies: Click here for Ticketek Agencies
Online: www.ticketek.com.au

Rabbitohs Members Bar

The Rabbitohs Members Bar will be open this Saturday night for Members wishing to enjoy a drink before and after the NRL Match. This will be in the usual location of 'The Cauldron' (North West Terrace of ANZ Stadium).

Please note that there will no official Post Match in The Cauldron. This will commence following our first official home game against the Eels in Round 2.

Members will need to show their Membership Card to gain entry.

Match Transport - Catch a Train​

The Charity Shield Express departs Central Station at 6.29pm this Saturday night, stopping at Redfern at 6.32pm, Strathfield 6.43pm and arriving at Olympic Park at 6.53pm.​

Customers not travelling on direct services from Central Station to Sydney Olympic Park should travel to Lidcombe Station and change for the Olympic Park Sprint, operating every 10 minutes from 6.50am until midnight.

Alternatively, use the 131 500 Trip Planner to help plan your journey. It will give you up-to-date train and bus timetable information. Timetable information for buses replacing trains is available from Thursday 26 February. Visit www.131500.com.au.

Member Cap & Reggie Rabbit Pack Collections

Members can collect their Membership inclusions at the 2009 Charity Shield match this Saturday night. Members can collect their 2009 Member Cap and show their support of the Club amongst the big crowd expected for the unofficial season opener against the Dragons.
Junior Members can also collect their packs which includes a cap, backpack, football and drink bottle!

To collect your Membership inclusions at the Charity Shield, head to the Rabbitohs Merchandise Outlets situated at Aisle 127 on the western side of the ground and Aisle 110 on the eastern side of ANZ Stadium. Remember, you cannot collect your benefits without your redemption cards.