Veteran winger Josh Mansour has signed a two-year deal with the South Sydney Rabbitohs following his release from Penrith.

The club confirmed in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that the 30-year old was joining the club for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

Rabbitohs Head of Football Mark Ellison was thrilled by the acquisition of the ex-Panther.

โ€œHe is a high work rate winger who is one of the competitionโ€™s leading players in terms of kick return metres, as well as a renowned finisher," Ellison toldย rabbitohs.com.au.

โ€œMore importantly he is a quality team and club man that inspires his teammates and brings energy to any team of which he is a part.

โ€œHe knows what our Club is about and respects the tradition and history of South Sydney, as well as the community that the Club represents.

โ€œWe reluctantly let Josh go in 2012 after playing a key role in our 2010 NYC Grand Final team and it is fantastic to have this opportunity to bring him back to South Sydney for 2021.

โ€œThat opportunity to bring him back would not be there if it wasnโ€™t for Corey Allan moving on, another player who, like Josh in 2012, is moving on for opportunities elsewhere.

โ€œWeโ€™re really excited to bringing a player of Joshโ€™s ability and character back to our Club and we canโ€™t wait to see him earn the right to pull on the Rabbitohs first grade jersey that eluded him a decade ago.โ€

Mansour has played 158 NRL games all for the Panthers since making his first-grade debut in 2012.

He has also represented the Australian Kangaroos, Lebanese Cedars and New South Wales in State of Origin.

It's a homecoming of sorts for Mansour, who played 48 games for the Rabbitohs in the National Youth under 20s competition in 2009 and 2010.

5 COMMENTS

  2. Phil Gouldโ€™s work at Penrith, helped save the Rugby League Club from going bankrupt.
    That said, he also made some errors. One of them was re-signing Mansour last time he came up for a new contract. They could have kept Sivo for $140,000 a year at the time . Instead paying $500,000 a season for Mansour. Just lunacy!
    Iโ€™m sure he had a pretty good season in 2020. A good ground maker. Still has always been pretty pedestrian in pace & missed countless opportunities to score , by just dropping passes. Pretty poor under the high kicks . (Yet so is Sivo).
    My memories of Josh Mansour, include the many times that they lost to Cronulla. A lot of those were of the Cronulla wingers simply running rings around Mansour. Not in 2020 of course.
    Wish him well at Southโ€™s just the same. Wonโ€™t he still be playing Canterbury Cup at Southโ€™s most weeks?

  4. At least Sivo is a try scorer with pace Panthers 18. Two things that Mansour always lacked. He was also cheaper.
    Donโ€™t mind now that Penrith have Staines. It bothered me at that time.

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