AdvertisementSportNRLNRL 2026 Rabbitohs deny Eels greatest comeback in NRL history Jasper Bruce and Justin Chadwick Updated August 8, 2026 — 10:12pm ,first published 5:33pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AParramatta have come within a sliver of the greatest comeback in NRL history, but have gone down 28-24 to South Sydney, who moved one step closer to a top-eight finish. After Tallyn Da Silva crossed for the Eels’ first try, Volkman kicked through for Smith to nab their second before spinning past Matt Dufty for a four-pointer of his own. Brandon Smith celebrates a Rabbitohs try. The win lifts Souths back into seventh place to finish a weekend during which top-eight rivals Manly and Canterbury suffered potentially costly defeats.