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The South Darwin Rabbitohs are a semi-professional
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club based in
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. They play home games at
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. They won one premiership in 2003 by beating the Darwin Brothers 51–50.


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The South Darwin Rabbitohs was the next club formed in 1970, with the majority of their players recruited from the
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. Although success took a long time coming for the Green & Reds, they finally won a flag in 1986 over Waratahs. They repeated the feat the following year and were successful again in 1990. The Rabbitohs were competitive throughout the 1990s. However, as the only club without a sound junior development program, there were limited player numbers being developed through the ranks. Without juniors and with natural attrition of senior players, the Rabbitohs finally succumbed and disbanded in 2004.


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