NRL: St George Illawarra and New Zealand Warriors stay unbeaten

St George Illawarra and New Zealand Warriors continue to set the pace in the NRL as round five produced more upsets.

The Warriors inflicted a fourth successive defeat on North Queensland with a 22-12 victory at Mount Smart Stadium on Saturday.

David Fusitu'a ran in two first-half tries for the Warriors as they led throughout against the battling Cowboys, whose only win was in round one against Cronulla.

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The Dragons held off a late South Sydney surge to win 16-12 at Jubilee Oval and join the Warriors with five straight wins to start the season.

St George led 16-6 with eight minutes to play but a Cody Walker try for the Rabbitohs set up a thrilling finish.

Wests Tigers also continued their unexpectedly strong start to the season with an 11-10 win over Melbourne Storm.

Benji Marshall's 75th-minute drop goal sealed victory for the Tigers.

Newcastle continued their good start to the season with a 15-10 win over a disappointing Brisbane to notch their third victory.

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Parramatta have lost their first five games for the first time in 27 years after being beaten 12-6 by Penrith in the round's final game on Sunday.

It was the fourth win for the Panthers who are in the top four, while the Eels are the only winless team.

Canberra finally brought their drought for 2018 after several narrow losses with a 26-10 win over Canterbury, while Sydney Roosters beat Cronulla 28-10 and Gold Coast downed Manly 32-20.