In an open letter, Warriors chairman Bill Wavish argues the body responsible for Auckland's stadiums has mislead the public about Mt Smart.

Controversial league hardman Willie Mason has laughed at suggestions that two of New Zealand's best players are too fatigued to take their places in the Kiwis Four Nations squad.

League star Willie Mason was banned from making a media appearance at Sonny Bill Williams' debut ITM Cup match for Counties Manukau in Pukekohe last night.

Selection dramas with the Kiwis seem to occur about every six months. Yesterday was no different, with the late withdrawals of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves from the Kiwis' Four Nations squad.

It might be time for a radical step to resuscitate international league.

When the Rabbitohs won Sunday's NRL grand final, they ended a 43-year long title drought, but that's small potatoes compared to some of the great sporting losing streaks.

South Sydney's grand final win was fully deserved and the emphatic nature of their barnstorming finish highlighted the manner in which they have dominated the NRL in 2014.

Clive Churchill medallist Sam Burgess played a key role in South Sydney's NRL premiership celebrations yesterday ahead of scheduled surgery for a fractured cheekbone.

A $25 million upgrade of Mt Smart Stadium for the Warriors was considered in 2012, but was never actively pursued.

The NYC championship winning Junior Warriors has produced another crop of youngsters ready to make the transition into the NRL in 2015.

Suspended Rabbitohs hooker Issac Luke has an NRL premiership ring, after coach Michael Maguire handed the Kiwi his title-winning memento.

South Sydney hero Sam Burgess will undergo surgery on Monday morning to repair his shattered right cheekbone after helping his side win the NRL grand final.

Exclusive: The Warriors are caught up in an investigation into a Maori tourism qualification involving alleged overpayments of $6 million of taxpayers' money.

There is support on Auckland Council for a plan to relocate the Warriors from Mt Smart to Albany's QBE Stadium as part of a sweeping reform of Auckland's sporting facilities.

Out of the blue, the council's main facilities body has ditched Eden Park, owned and operated by an independent trust, and brought North Harbour into play as the home for the Warriors after 2018.

Jailed former Warriors prop Russell Packer looks set to resume his NRL career but uncertainty looms over which club he will join once he becomes a free man in January.

Grand finalist's Canterbury and South Sydney are facing nervous waits to learn whether their respective hookers will be able to take part in Sunday's NRL decider.