Summary St. George Illawarra beat Newcastle 19-16 while Canberra played the Sydney Roosters in a late match.
SYDNEY (AP) - England-born prop George Burgess try with seven minutes remaining gave South Sydney a 24-22 win over the New Zealand Warriors on Sunday, leaving the Rabbitohs the only unbeaten team after five rounds in the National Rugby League.
The Warriors trailed early but scored three tries in 11 minutes to take a 22-18 lead before Burgess try and Adam Reynolds fourth conversion gave Souths the win.
St. George Illawarra beat Newcastle 19-16 while Canberra played the Sydney Roosters in a late match.
Defending champions Melbourne will try to win their fifth in a row when they host the Wests Tigers on Monday. The Storm play South Sydney next weekend in what could be a match between the league s only unbeaten teams.
