Topic: Raiders unearth rising star as Ponga falls flat

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Raiders unearth rising star as Ponga falls flat
« on: March 29, 2019, 08:20:40 PM »
Up-and-comer Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has announced himself to the NRL with two emphatic tries to power the Raiders to a 17-10 win over a stuttering Knights outfit.

The 23-year-year-old has taken swimmingly to the Green Machine since leaving the Warriors at the end of last season and stamped his success in front of a home crowd at GIO Stadium on Friday night with a first-class display.

Widely regarded as one of the hardest workers in Ricky Stuart’s squad, the signing appears to be one of the success stories of the off-season, but it wasn’t as glowing a picture for fellow young-gun Kalyn Ponga who again appeared skittish in his new role at five-eighth.

More: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/raiders-down-knights-nrl/da982bcb-cc35-44df-a9f6-d09479777e80