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'Are you kidding me?'
wwos.nine.com.au
Major Warriors sponsor blasts 'cheating' NRL referees in passionate Twitter rant
The chief executive of the Warriors' major sponsor has launched an extraordinary attack on NRL officials.
Jason Paris, who is the CEO of One New Zealand, used his Twitter account on Saturday to essentially accuse on-field and Bunker referees of purposely adjudicating against the Auckland-based team on a regular basis.
"Are you kidding me?" Paris wrote as the Warriors lost 18-6 to Penrith in Magic Round.
"How biased are the NRL Bunker and referees against the Warriors?
"Have they got money on them to lose? It's like we are permanently against 14 on the field and they want us to play with 12."
He doubled down on the accusations in a follow-up tweet which also referenced Sky Sport NZ commentators., and in a reply to another tweet he said the officiating was "cheating of the highest order".
The Warriors were contacted by Wide World of Sports but declined to comment on the Paris tweets.
Retired New Zealand hooker Issac Luke also took aim at match officials on Twitter.
"Man NRL straight playing up with some calls in this game," he said.