Knights skipper Kalyn Ponga had a field day down the Bulldogs’ right edge, with the Hunter team dominating to claim their first victory in five weeks.
Kalyn Ponga has handed Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien a lifeline with a stunning performance against the Bulldogs on Sunday that should quash rumours about O’Brien’s security at the Hunter club.
With 25 minutes left on the clock, even the most die-hard Bulldogs fans were marching out of the stadium, but not before booing the team and giving coach Cameron Ciraldo an earful on the way out. Newcastle completed just one of their opening four sets, but the home team lacked bark and bite, and with a try to Jackson Hastings in the 12th minute, the Knights began to put their opposition to the sword.Canterbury rookie Khaled Rajab struggled to hold off the Newcastle onslaught, and Ciraldo decided to take him from the field with two minutes left in the first half. By then, the Bulldogs had leaked five tries to go to the break 30 points down.
Ponga had 22 points of his own after taking over kicking duties, nailing all 11 conversions, and played his hand in a bunch more with three try assists, three line break assists and two line breaks for himself.
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