Ponga protected from NRL hype by coach

By Eamonn Tiernan
Updated April 24 2019 - 3:38am, first published 3:30am
Managing his teen sensation Kalyn Ponga is new to his Newcastle coach, Nathan Brown.
Managing his teen sensation Kalyn Ponga is new to his Newcastle coach, Nathan Brown.

Newcastle coach Nathan Brown admits intense media attention was behind his decision to take 21-year-old NRL superstar Kalyn Ponga out of the halves.