The South Sydney Rabbitohs confirmed Kangaroos representative Latrell Mitchell will return to the side for Sunday's afternoon's blockbuster battle against the unbeaten Penrith Panthers at Apex Oval.

Mitchell has been named at fullback for his first game back in four weeks after serving a lengthy suspension.

The return of the superstar fullback allows Cody Walker to return to his preferred position of five-eighth moving veteran Benji Marshall back to a bench utility role in which he exceled in through the opening rounds.

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Penrith come into the game undefeated through the first ten rounds of the competition.

Souths winger Josh Mansour has been named to line-up against his former club while Dubbo's Matt Burton and Isaah Yeo will both play.

"If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best," Rabbitohs forward Jai Arrow told media on Tuesday.

"I think we have the side to match it with the top teams, so it's definitely a good test for us and we get to take it out to country rugby league and no doubt they will be loud and into so it's exciting times ahead."

Souths prop Mark Nicholls who hails from Leeton told media he knows just how much Sunday's game will mean to Dubbo.

"It's going to be a good game, it's out in the country, I'm a country kid and I know what it means to communities like Dubbo to put on games like this and for young kids to see NRL players, you don't get that exposure when you live out there." he said.

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