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Footage has emerged of NRL superstar Kalyn Ponga and his Newcastle teammate Kurt Mann being kicked out of the same toilet cubicle in a pub by security.

At the start I felt a bit weird, headaches and whatnot, but I feel all right now,' he told Triple M Newcastle. 'He made an exciting house purchase Saturday and celebrated with a few mates drinking. Kalyn Ponga (left) and Kurt Mann (right) have been identified in a recently-released video that shows the pair being kicked out of the same toilet cubicle at a pub

The star fullback was ordered out of a toilet cubicle with another Newcastle player.

At the start I felt a bit weird, headaches and whatnot, but I feel all right now. I feel OK. I feel fit. “I haven’t had the conversation with anyone yet about anything to do with the World Cup.” “He made an exciting house purchase Saturday and celebrated with a few mates drinking. I feel OK now. “I’d be sweet for the last round but doing no contact for the year, it probably would be a wise thing not to play the last round,” Ponga told Triple M Newcastle radio.

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Ponga has been the Knights' co-captain since the beginning of the season and in April, signed a five-year contract extension to remain at the club until the end of 2027. "It's just hard. I feel OK now.

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Even if Ponga is cleared of any wrongdoing, the fact he was out drinking with teammates while sidelined due to repeated head knocks is not a great look. But on Monday morning, a video of Ponga and Knights teammate Kurt Mann surfaced via social media, showing them being escorted out of the same cubicle. The 24-year-old has been out of action since Round 19 due to concussion, and confirmed over the weekend that he would not play for the Knights again this year.

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"It's just hard. I feel OK. I feel fit. I feel OK now.

Newcastle have launched an investigation after video footage emerged of a security guard escorting Knights co-captain Kalyn Ponga...

Ponga has been the Knights' co-captain since the beginning of the season and in April, signed a five-year contract extension to remain at the club until the end of 2027. "It's just hard. I feel OK now.

The Newcastle Knights are seeking a please explain from superstar fullback Kalyn Ponga after he and teammate Kurt Mann were kicked out of a toilet cubicle ...

“Sick in the toilet and his mate went in to help him.” “He made an exciting house purchase Saturday and celebrated with a few mates drinking,” he told The Daily Telegraph. After being located by the guard, Ponga and Mann left without causing a scene.

An excuse provided for why Newcastle Knights stars Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann were seen walking out of a toilet cubicle has been torn to shreds.

At the start I felt a bit weird, headaches and whatnot, but I feel all right now.” The damning footage comes after Ponga confirmed on Sunday his season was over due to strict concussion protocols. “It’s a really bad look and I know the Knights are really concerned about the PR side of it, the culture side of it,” Rothfield said. “Sick in the toilet and his mate went in to help him.” I feel OK now. In the short clip, Ponga and Mann are asked to step out of a toilet cubicle.

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“If you’re going to spend that money on a player you’ve got to get a return out of him. you’ve got to get this blokes in your hip pocket,” he said. Because if they’re going to breach David Klemmer and fine him for something that was trivial on the field with a trainer, you can’t cop this.” “I’m not excusing it, I would bring him in and give him the Riot Act but I’d say to him ‘you’re the guy mate’ and I would demand that he starts lifting his standards and he takes his teammates with him. “I would say to him ‘you’re the only guy at this club that can lead us out of trouble and we’ve paid you the money you deserve, you’re a senior player and an Origin start...’ and I would obligate him to start leading them out of the woods,” he said. “I think it’s a really, really bad look and I know the Knights are really concerned about the PR side of it and the culture side of it,” he told NRL 360.

As Newcastle deal with the toilet footage of Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann, the NRL are set to re-visit the case for hair follicle drug testing.

“Knights’ management has commenced a process to gather all the required facts. The incident involving Ponga and Mann has been interpreted as another slap in the face to the under-fire coach. “The Newcastle Knights have been informed of a matter involving current players,” the Knights said in a statement. A second strike leads to a 12-match ban. Some integrity officials in the game are pushing for hair testing to be introduced. A first positive drug result by a player is kept confidential, and only shared between the NRL club chief executive and doctor.

Newcastle have launched an investigation after video footage emerged of a security guard escorting Knights co-captain Kalyn Ponga...

Ponga has been the Knights' co-captain since the beginning of the season and in April, signed a five-year contract extension to remain at the club until the end of 2027. "It's just hard. I feel OK now.

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"It's not a great look, but all the facts haven't been established yet. The brief clip, captioned "Ponga getting done in the toilet", shows a security guard ushering Ponga and Newcastle Knights teammate Kurt Mann out of a bathroom stall, saying "oh, that's a surprise" when he sees Ponga. The NRL integrity unit is investigating after video of Kalyn Ponga being ushered out of a toilet cubicle by a security guard emerged on Monday.

Knights director of football Peter Parr spoke with reporters on Tuesday morning.

"They'll now run the process and we'll support them in that." Max McKinney is a sports reporter with the Newcastle Herald. He previously worked in news, reporting on local government and transport. Max McKinney is a sports reporter with the Newcastle Herald. He previously worked in news, reporting on local government and transport.

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“I think everyone will agree he turned out to be one of the better leaders in the game. The fact Ponga was out drinking with Mann while recovering from a serious concussion has led to calls for the superstar fullback to be stripped of the captaincy. Parr added that Johnathan Thurston also had some teething problems when first thrust into a leadership role at North Queensland, but emerged one of the great club captains. “They weren’t late by a long period of time, but we just believe they didn’t meet the standards necessary. “Adam was in complete agreeance it didn’t meet the standards of the team. Knights director of football Peter Parr fronted the media on Tuesday to discuss the Ponga-Mann issue, but gave scant details now that head office is tasked with the probe.

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we don’t have to make any decisions on that yet, we don’t even know if punishment is necessary yet.” The incident has led to suggestions Ponga should be stripped of the Knights captaincy. “We can’t make any decisions until everything is finalised,” Parr said. Parr also revealed it is “way too early” to make a call regarding the club’s captaincy, with many calling for Ponga to be stripped of the armband. “We are going through a tough period at the moment, but almost all of it is self-inflicted.” “We can’t make any decisions until anything is finalised, but it is way too early for that,” Parr said in a press conference.

Newcastle Knights director of football Peter Parr has spoken about Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann's toilet cubicle video, saying it's “not a good look”.

“As soon as you start the honesty process, the healing process will start straight after that. “I think that it’s there has been a lack of leadership around the playing group and that’s not all on them,” Parr said. At the start I felt a bit weird, headaches and whatnot, but I feel all right now. “I have some sympathy for young people thrust into leadership roles that they’re not always going to get it right. “It’s not a great look, but all the facts haven’t been established yet. “Just because you it’s a young group. “I wouldn’t say it’s a great look, there’s no doubt about that,” he said. I feel OK. I feel fit. “That could be an education process. “It’s a really bad look and I know the Knights are really concerned about the PR side of it, the culture side of it,” Rothfield said. “It’s just hard. We don’t have to make any decisions on that yet because the process hasn’t been finalised.

Newcastle are unsure when the clip was filmed and are still trying to determine the reason for the pair's run-in with security.

In April he signed a five-year contract extension to remain at the club until the end of 2027. In the clip, the security guard is surprised to see Ponga emerge. The video was filmed on Snapchat.

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"There's no doubt we need to improve the current standards and we need to improve them quickly if we're going to turn the club around." "We've got a fair bit of work to do and we have to improve some of the standards we've seen in the last couple of weeks. "Adam was in complete agreeance that it didn't meet the standards of the team and if you don't get what some people consider the smaller things right then you are no hope of getting the big stuff right so we thought it was an appropriate course of action.

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“Kalyn Ponga is a little bit of a grey area. Kurt Mann will be disciplined for sure.” At all the professional clubs there is a no drinking policy when you are rehabbing injury. “That’s a bad look. How’s that supposed to work? Everyone saw the reaction of the security guard, he was quite shocked when he realised it was Kalyn Ponga leaving.

Newcastle Knights Director of Football Peter Parr has admitted star fullback Kalyn Ponga being asked to leave a toilet cubicle with teammate Kurt Mann ...

Knights teammates Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann asked to leave a pub after they caught in a toilet cubicle together on Saturday in Newcastle Newly appointed Newcastle Knights Director of Football Peter Parr has admitted star fullback Kalyn Ponga being asked to leave a toilet cubicle with teammate Kurt Mann 'isn't a good look'. - Ponga and Mann asked to leave a pub after they caught in a cubicle together