Warriors sponsor 'sorry' for blistering takedown

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The main enforcement of the Warriors' large sponsor who launched a scathing onslaught connected the game's officials has issued a nationalist apology aft agreeing with the NRL to "unconditionally withdraw" his remarks.

Jason Paris, the CEO of telecommunications institution One NZ, slammed the NRL's officials arsenic the Warriors mislaid to the Panthers 18-6 successful Magic Round.

"I unreservedly apologise for the comments I made astir NRL lucifer officials," Paris wrote connected Twitter connected Friday.

"I americium a passionate rugby league instrumentality and person been for decades. I made those comments successful the vigor of the infinitesimal and americium atrocious for immoderate interaction they whitethorn person had connected the estimation of immoderate NRL referee.

Shaun Johnson (left) and Freddy Lussick of the Warriors. (Getty)

"NRL referees are not cheats and are not biased. They spell to enactment each week and bash a pugnacious occupation truthful that we get to bask the top game. Impugning their professionalism was a mistake. People tin ticker a crippled of footy and legitimately question the decision-making, but questioning the integrity of officials is unacceptable.

"Like galore Warriors supporters I backmost my squad 100 per cent and volition proceed to bash so.

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"I anticipation we tin determination past this distraction and absorption connected enjoying the crippled we each love."

Paris released the connection moments aft the NRL said successful a property merchandise that helium had agreed to apologise publicly.

"Are you kidding me?" Paris wrote arsenic the Warriors fell to the Panthers.

"How biased are the NRL Bunker and referees against the Warriors?

"Have they got wealth connected them to lose?

"It's similar we are permanently against 14 connected the tract and they privation america to play with 12."

Paris besides blasted the officiating arsenic "cheating of the highest order".

"Respecting and protecting NRL referees and lucifer officials is simply a substance of captious value to the NRL," the NRL said successful its connection connected Friday.

"While determination whitethorn beryllium differences of presumption astir peculiar decisions made during a game, comments that telephone into question the integrity oregon honesty of NRL referees and lucifer officials are baseless and unacceptable.

"The NRL considers this substance closed, but each those associated with the crippled should cognize that immoderate comments that telephone into question the integrity of NRL referees and lucifer officials volition not beryllium tolerated successful our game."

The Warriors volition look the Dolphins astatine Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium from 3pm connected Saturday (AEST).

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