The Kalyn Ponga Story: Family, Identity and the All Blacks 

Earning $600,000 a year, but when he walks in the front door of Mum n Dads he's got jobs to do. No points for guessing who's kept this young man humble & grounded! Well done.

Humble kid, respect to him and his parents for doing a good job raising a good man

class ..... absolute class ..... a real maori role model and family focused young man ..... my father served alongside the maori battalion in north africa in ww2 and i played rugby against these boys with the RN .... simply the bravest and the best !

It’s a touch step. Maori touch step. More than 30yrs old. Good on ya Dingo!

So humble..I really hope he puts on that black Jersey 1 day.He would suit it.

Ponga you are def a role model. My 6 year old watches your highlights everyday and wants to play exactly like you. He adores you and still nagging us to buy all ur headgear.. lol.. he’s got a few and he enjoyed meeting you here in Perth. He couldn’t stop telling everyone how he met you and you signed his scrapbook.

I am from the AFL heartland in the outback and been a keen league fan with no real team affiliation for 15 years but i will say this. I have never enjoyed watching a young league player as much as i do when KP plays a true excitement machine i wish him the brightest future with his endeavors i really hope he leads Newcastle to the promise land as i think he dont quite realizes the potential he has for the game for Rugby League and the young people he will inspire for the future of League

Okay I’m sorry what a humble humble person this made me cry

"Maori side step" is when you run straight over the defender

Great story! Its awesome to see the other side of KP other than how they portray him in the media. Seems humble and overall good bloke. Def will be a legend of the game in no time.

Kalyn is so amazing. I started to like the way he play by the time I first watched his games. I now know that he's the star. He's so great 💥💥

Legend love the way he holds himself and the respect he has for his heritage very inspiring 🙏

Massive achievement bro!!! Here comes thee hot steppa !👍Queensland all day bro

The All Black jersey is the ultimate in all sports.

Repping the green & gold love it. Your doing australia proud mate! 🇦🇺🇦🇺

The bro played mean last night for qld.chur ponga

Ponga is one of my fav players

sick maraee g.

yeahhh im from huntly and my cousin joel is in the taniwharau

Kalyn is a superstar even if he leaves for union know one can say otherwise even if he plays for Queensland he’s a rare talent a player in which could bring the knights a premiership

Kalyn ponga is my favorite player

how do you have so little subs quality interview g

All Blacks backline in 3 years... 9. T.J.Perenara 10. R.Mo'unga 11.J.Barrett 12. A.Lienart-Brown 13. R.Ioane 14. D.McKenzie 15. K.Ponga

KP, You will look so good with the All blanks jersey

This fullas too much,awesome cuzzy stay humble throughout ✊🏾

What a young talent best luck to the knights in 2020!!!

I’ve been to rotarua for a rugby trip

KALYN!! KIWI'S THEN *ALL BLACKS!!* 💪🇳🇿

Jesus, so much more respect for Ponga after watching this! Would be sad to lose him to union

Chur to the Ponga family and Kaylan, man your still young bro, just look after yourself and the family happy Bro, and injury free bro, no jinx, but play your game bro good luck in future...chur cuz 👍🏽👊🏽🤙🏽🇳🇿

Repping his YKTR hoodie 🔥 🔥

"and ummmm" goat player, one of the best

So keen to see this fucking beast play full back for Queensland for state of origin ❤️❤️

SUPER BOY🤙

Up kaylen ponga

Its always so weird seeing him without head gear lol

Ponga is beast

Mean Kalyn respect

Churr bro! Mean az

Kalyn ponga always step

This is very vision

Please come to union

Weird seeing someone so proud of his maori heritage play for aussie. Guess he was born there so he's aussie.

what a fuckn legend

The Prince

Thanks for chosing Aus and Qld to play for Kalyn, i dout that that would of been an easy decision to make so thank you very much, where more than happy to have you play for us mate

2:38 forwards why do I relate soooo much 😂🤣

This kid has the goods to be an All Black. The allure of the black jersey is undeniable

anyone see issac butterfield at 8:48

Best step in the world Like if you agree

Up da tani

He vs Willemse will be good

Hope he's up to play for NZ because he's clearly a kiwi at heart

He is my captain/mates cousin

8:48 is that thebuttsmarn

Is that Issac Butterfield at 8:49 the 4th person in the first row?

Got the wacks from NZ! Chur

😍 mancrush

Abs is the dream my bro

In Rugby League or Rugby Union, play for a team where he can be himself.I'm Australian, but Rugby (Union) Australia has proven with the Israel Folau fiasco that "Christianity" is allowed only within corporate guidelines.Seven years kangaroos fullback, then eight years All Blacks fly half (5/8 th). Wallabies by then will be known as the "Devils".Genuine, real, natural young man and talent.

I want him to go to rugby just as much as i want caleb clarke to come to league

that remus gentles step god

“Best steppers are Maori” Polynesians : hold my kava

Highbury hard

imagine him playing for the all blacks

Is he from Waikato

Kylan ponga go blues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go the all blacks

So he pledged his allegiance to Qld and Aussie but it's okay for him to talk about being an All Black?

NZ rugby players are the best.

All Blacks are the pinnacle! Everyone knows it.

kalyn ponga is the fastest poeole in my life

He should be playin Union like he did at churchie

Who’s better Johnson or ponga?????

A Maori ginger, has to be one of the 8th wonders of the World...

deadset this video doesnt load past 9 seconds. I can watch anything else but this.

Let's just hope he doesn't get overrated like Shaun Johnson..

Of course he would play for the all blacks too bad kiwis don’t hold that same key

Don't wanna be a hater but how can you be a Kiwi in one sport and an Aussie in the other? I didn't like when Brad Thorn did it either

Yeah he has the Maori step haahah

not bad a golf player as well churr!

OMG I thought he was indigenous didn't know he was of NZ background

Actually I was friends with his sister

Chur maori mean

Anyone else see Isaac butterfield at 8:30

Kalyn ponga can I have your headgear please

I just don’t get him like He says what proud kiwi moari he is but would rather play for the state qld and he wasn’t even born in qld he was born in wa lol

Shoulda played4 da kiwis cuz

Fuck aye... went to churchie.

Rip Tedesco ankles lol

hope you neva leave the NRL

He could earn so much and be so big in union😫😂

Doctors get paid under 1m$ for saving lives and ponga gets paid over 1m for playing rugby.........but can doctors step like ponga. 🤣🤣🤣much love bro

2:13 did he say fuck??

Looks like Tom Hardy in that thumbnail oww

Ok

2:14 anyone else pick this up?

Great player and stuff but Queenslander 😔

YOU MIGHT BEED THE PONGA POGO

STAY AT NRL