{"id":366221,"date":"2024-02-08T05:16:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T06:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=366221"},"modified":"2024-02-08T12:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:03:37","slug":"im-happy-bunnies-stars-given-all-clear-for-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=366221","title":{"rendered":"'I'm happy': Bunnies stars given all-clear for Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Sydney<\/a> will field a full-strength team against the Sea Eagles<\/a> in Las Vegas<\/a> after all players were finally granted US visas.<\/p>\n

Latrell Mitchell<\/a>, Cody Walker<\/a>, Michael Chee Kam and Jack Wighton<\/a> all had visas to enter the US approved on Thursday, although Wighton still won't play as he serves the first of a three-match suspension for biting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Rabbitohs quartet \u2013 along with former skipper-now coaching staff member John Sutton \u2013 were among a string of players from the four Vegas-bound clubs forced to sit interviews with the US Consulate General having been arrested in the past.<\/p>\n

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"I'm happy, mate: great process," Mitchell told the Sydney Morning Herald.<\/a><\/p>\n

"[It was] pretty quick in there. We're approved and ready to go. Can't wait for Vegas. I'm happy and ready to go. Vegas is great and fresh eyes I get to play in front of, so let's go."<\/p>\n

Mitchell and Wighton were arrested for fighting in public last year while celebrating Wighton's birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was a high-profile case and charges were eventually dropped. Both are still seeking financial compensation over the matter.<\/p>\n

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While the Rabbitohs are celebrating, Manly, Brisbane and the Roosters remain in the dark.<\/p>\n

Reece Walsh, Tristan Sailor and Luke Brooks all fronted the Consulate on Wednesday, followed by Brandon Smith on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Brooks' arrival at the Consulate on Wednesday came as a surprise. The Herald reports Brooks was arrested and then released without charge following a street brawl in Balmain in 2017.<\/p>\n

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Rabbitohs boss Blake Solly said the visa approvals were "welcome news".<\/p>\n

"I want to thank Peter [V'landys] and Andrew [Abdo] for their intervention the last two weeks to help through the process," he said.<\/p>\n

"Everyone at the club is now excited about getting to the USA later in the month, and putting on a great show in Las Vegas."<\/p>\n

The Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles will battle it out in the first match of the double-header, with kick-off scheduled for 1.30pm (AEDT) Sunday March 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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