 The Rabbitohs also began an affiliation with the New South Wales Premier League competition (the North Sydney Bears) and the Super League (Leeds Rhinos, the reigning Super League champions).On 26 January 2008, the Rabbitohs played the Leeds Rhinos at the Hodges Stadium at University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, the first time first-grade professional rugby league teams from Australia and England played each other in the United States.A crowd of about 12,000 attended with Russell Crowe, Greg Norman, and the stars of television show American Chopper among the audience.