NRL enforcer Te'o opens fire on reporter

South Sydney hard man Ben Te'o has had an angry run-in with Nine News sports reporter Danny Weidler, calling him "a germ" and telling the journalist to never speak to him.

Te'o was taking questions about his decision to leave the Bunnies at the end of this season when he refused point blank to speak to Weidler.

"Nah, no questions from you," Te'o told Weidler during a press conference at Redfern Oval.

The forward followed his abrupt remark with several stern looks aimed directly at the Nine News league reporter.

When the media pack broke up Te'o turned to Weidler and said: "Surely you know not to come ask me any questions — don't ask me anything."

The forward turned away before warning Weidler again not to speak to him.

"When I'm there don't ask me nothing," the South Sydney player said, referring to the media scrum.

"You're a germ," the Bunnies' player said.

Te'o's gripe with Weidler stems from a Nine News report from last year in which the journalist aired allegations of assault made against the star forward.

South Sydney referred Ben Te'o to the NRL for being non-cooperative but Channel Nine did not make a complaint about the exchange.