Raw chicken rev-up: what rivalry means to Mamouzelos

Peter Mamouzelos recalls the day he learned how much the Souths-Roosters rivalry really matters. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Peter Mamouzelos still remember his first taste of South Sydney's rivalry with the Sydney Roosters: it involved a raw chicken and a retired panelbeater dressed as a rabbit.

As Mamouzelos and the Rabbitohs' Under-16s side prepared to face the old rival at Redfern Oval in March 2017, Souths mascot Reggie Rabbit entered the dressing room.