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South Sydney's Cinderella run to last year's NRL finals series has come at a cost, with the Rabbitohs fined A$70,625 ($84,330) over salary cap breaches.
Six clubs were fined a total of A$237,155 following an audit of all club books from 2007, down from A$464,849 in fines from the 2006 season. Souths were followed by Wests Tigers (A$46,800), and Canberra (A$45,813).