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Halfback and captain Mitchell Pearce was superb for Newcastle in the win, directing his team around the park with aplomb, and setting up several tries, while also nabbing another himself. The Queensland Origin star says he would strive to be an All Black if he ever returned to rugby, the code he played so successfully as a schoolboy. Marshall is in his second stint with the Tigers and 18th season in the NRL. Young NRL sensation Kalyn Ponga is set to sign a long-term deal to remain in the NRL however the door will remain open to try his chances at making the All Blacks, according to reports. Kalyn Ponga upstaged Benji Marshall as the Newcastle Knights' dream start to the 2020 NRL continued. The 35-year-old, who had a failed season in rugby with the Blues in 2014, showed again why he still belongs in the NRL. His eventful day was summed up in the 76th minute when Tigers backrower Luciano Leilua made contact with the back of his head, sparking an all-in brawl. Young NRL star Kalyn Ponga is reportedly set to put his dream of playing for the All Blacks on-hold due to a new, lucrative long-term deal he’ll sign with the Newcastle Knights.The Sydney Morning Herald reports the 22-year-old is likely to sign a four- or five-year deal with the Newcastle Knights, worth $1.1 million a year – a contract that would make him one of the top five highest-paid in the game.It comes after reports had surfaced previously that Ponga was looking to include an option in any new deal that would allow him to try swapping codes in the near future in an attempt to crack the All Blacks for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.However, that dream has reportedly been shelved, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting that Ponga's desire to win an NRL premiership with the Knights outweighing his ambition to play for the All Blacks.Despite being born in Western Australia, Ponga has strong connections to New Zealand, having spent five years here from when he was eight years old and also embracing his Māori heritage through his Kiwi parents.He famously turned down the Kiwis in 2018 to follow another dream of representing Queensland in the State of Origin – a goal he completed later that year – but he told 1 NEWS at the time he could yet represent New Zealand one day. Although Ponga was born in Western Australia, his parents are Kiwis, and he lived in Palmerston North between 2006 and 2011, before returning across the Tasman to live in Queensland. Newcastle Knights star Kalyn Ponga has played down suggestions that reverting to one referee will slow the game down. THE All Blacks and the NRL are on a collision course over Newcastle star Kalyn Ponga after inflammatory comments from Kiwi coach Steve Hansen. "Ponga has played 42 games for the club since his 2018 debut following a move from the Cowboys.The NRL season re-starts on Thursday, following the break for Covid-19, with the Broncos facing the Eels. Source: Former All Blacks legend Sir John Kirwan has labelled Kalyn Ponga’s potential move from the NRL to rugby union as “high risk” and warned the youngster that … Marshall was outstanding in the Tigers' opening round win over the Dragons last weekend, but they were playing catch-up for most of the game at Leichhardt. Kalyn Ponga, pictured in week one, had a mixed bag in the Newcastle Knights' NRL win over the Wests Tigers on Sunday. He was guilty of throwing an intercept with Newcastle hot on attack in the first half, which Tigers wing David Nofoaluma picked off, sprinting away 90m untouched to score. The battle between aspiring All Black Ponga and …
Wests Tigers supporters watch the NRL game against the Knights from the roof of a neighboring property near Leichhardt Oval in Sydney.A Wests Tigers fan looks over his back fence to Leichhardt Oval during the round two NRL game against the Knights. The battle between aspiring All Black Ponga and New Zealand rugby league legend Marshall's Wests Tigers provided a juicy storyline at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. The All Blacks coach says he watched the 20-year-old in the State of Origin series. "I'm not too sure what my future holds — whether I'm going to stay in league or change codes - but if I was to go back to rugby union I'd probably want to strive for that black jumper. Newcastle have endured some lean years in recent times and will hope they can build on their 2-0 start, should the NRL push on through the global health crisis, as is expected.
"Obviously, that [playing for the All Blacks] would be a huge goal [that] if I was to come back to union I'd want to tick," Ponga told 1 NEWS in 2018. Ponga turned in a mixed bag as the Knights prevailed 42-24 in front of an empty stadium in Sydney's inner west - due to regulations around mass gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Young NRL star Kalyn Ponga is reportedly set to put his dream of playing for the All Blacks on-hold due to a new, lucrative long-term deal he’ll sign with the Newcastle Knights. news.com.au August 23, 2018 11:55am Kalyn Ponga. 1 NEWS
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