Rabbitohs and Dolphins swap games - Friday night moved

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The National Rugby League, Dolphins and South Sydney Rabbitohs have made the decision to move the round one fixture between the Rabbitohs and Dolphins to Commbank Stadium in Sydney due to the serious weather event taking place in south-east Queensland this week.

The game will be played at the same scheduled time of 8pm Sydney time (7pm QLD time) on Friday 7 March.

Rabbitohs CEO Blake Solly said the safety of players, staff, Members, supporters and the people of south-east Queensland is of paramount importance.

"Firstly, we hope everyone in Queensland and northern New South Wales are staying safe and following the advice of authorities with regards to protecting themselves in the face of Tropical Cyclone Alfred," Mr Solly said.

"The advice we received from the QLD government was to move the game and we have been able to accommodate the move.

"With us now hosting the Dolphins in Sydney for round one, it means our return game against the Dolphins in round 17 will be played in Queensland. We have worked closely with the Dolphins, the NRL and Venues NSW to ensure the game goes ahead and we thank them for their positive approach to moving this game to Sydney.

"We will communicate with our Members and supporters over the next day to let them know how they can attend this game to support their team, and we thank them for their patience as we put together this event at the last minute."