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Despite being the only surviving team from the seminal 1908 season and having won more premierships than
any other team (20, although the last one was in 1971), South Sydney was on the scrap heap in the late 1990s.
The ill-fated '1997 Super League' saw the competition slashed from 17 teams to 14, omitting the Rabbitohs.
Souths' passionate supporters didn't appreciate this 'redundancy' and weren't going to go quietly. In June 2001,
80,000 green-and-red-clad supporters paraded from Redfern Oval to the Town Hall in a 'Save the Game' rally.
On 6 July 2001 the Federal Court of Australia gave the Bunnies back their footy-playing rights and the number
of teams in the comp was raised to 15.
While the Rabbitohs rarely threatens the top of the now 16-team NRL ladder, it's good to know they're here
to stay. And since Russ bought the club, its run of bad luck and heavy on-field losses seems to have ended. For
current Bunny stats, see www.rabbitohs.com.au .
 
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