Payne Haas dominated fitness drills on his first day at South Sydney training but won’t start contact work until January, with the former Broncos prop again forced to shut down theories on why he left the biggest club in Queensland.
Payne Haas has revealed he signed a permanent deal with the South Sydney Rabbitohs to push himself out of his comfort zone. Speaking at his first Rabbitohs training session on November 9, 2026, the former Brisbane Broncos prop denied speculation that a fallout with coach Michael Maguire or heavy workloads led to his departure, stating he wanted a new challenge.
Haas also confirmed that he will avoid contact drills until January following major surgery on a boutonniere finger injury that ruled him out of the World Cup. The 26-year-old forward has reunited with South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett ahead of the 2027 NRL season.
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