Gold Coast Titans co-owner Bec Frizelle has confronted Corey Parker live on radio after the Broncos legend accused the club of blindsiding new head coach Josh Hannay.

Keano Kini will start at fullback as he did last week in a reshuffled New Zealand backline for the Pacific Championships final.

Fletcher Sharpe expects to be back doing contact work just six months after a freak moment on the field left him with a ruptured spleen and a lacerated kidney, with new Knights coach Justin Holbrook keen to sort out his new-look spine after welcoming back some of his squad on Tuesday.

Eli Katoa needed fluid drained from his brain after playing before suffering from concussion symptoms in their defeat to the Kiwis at Eden Park. Christian Nicolussi

Junior Paulo proudly recalls Samoa winning the 2009-10 rugby sevens world series, but victory in Sunday’s Pacific Championships final over New Zealand would trump that as the tiny nation’s greatest sporting triumph.

Former NRL star Shaun Johnson has called for heads to roll after the "scary" incidents that saw Eli Katoa requiring oxygen pitchside after suffering three head knocks in Tonga's clash with New Zealand at Eden Park. 

Kangaroos’ coach Kevin Walters has hinted at changes for Australia’s third Test dead rubber against England as he called for more Ashes Tours to return the concept to its former glory.

The Manly Sea Eagles have confirmed the resignation of CEO Tony Mestrov ahead of next season after a tumultuous three years as the club’s boss.

Rugby league legend Shaun Johnson has called for people to be sacked in the wake of the terrifying Eli Katoa scenes in Auckland, with the NRL reviewing exactly what happened on Sunday afternoon and if usual protocols were met as the fallout continues following repeated head knocks that saw the Tonga star rushed to hospital for surgery.

The Sea Eagles and Tony Mestrov are reportedly set to part ways, with the club’s chief executive making the decision to quit.