Kalyn Ponga, remember the name.

Formerly a Churchie School pupil from Brisbane, Ponga has been snapped up by the NRL team the Cowboys and, judging from this video, it’s little wonder.

Pace, evasive stepping, strength, offloading, Ponga seems to have all the attributes in a locker jam packed with skills.

Youtube Credit: The Waterboy

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In what will likely be his last Rugby League try before defecting to Union to sign with the Super Rugby Champions, the Waratahs’, Sam Lousi held off several Illawarra Cutters players to touch down for the New Zealand Warriors in their NSW Cup Finals’ series defeat to the Cutters this past weekend.

Such was Lousi’s upper body strength, the commentator pulled out a gem of a description to describe Lousi, ”he’s built like a small island”

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League

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As the old adage goes, ”When shoulder meet’s face, shoulder always wins”

You’re right there is no such adage, we just made it up; still, the point stands, when shoulder meets face, shoulder always prevails.

Just ask the Bronco’s Justin Hodges, who was left in a heap after Cowboys’ Tariq Sims’ cynically shoulder charged the 32 year old in the Bronco’s-Cowboy’s NRL clash this weekend.

Afterwards, Hodges refused to shake Sims’ hand and, on this evidence, he was fully right. Heinous and dangerous play from Sims’ which can’t be condoned.

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League.

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In any code of Rugby, there is one golden rule: NEVER GIVE UP!

In a 2010 NRL U20 match, NZ Warriors’ Glen Fisiiahi rested on his laurels and paid the ultimate price for his complacency.

After running near 50 metres, the Kiwi stopped on the line and prematurely began to celebrate and was punished by Hayden O’Donnell who Fisiiahi, knocking the ball from his grasp for a knock on.

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”50 metres, no problem”- Shannon Wakeman.

In the NSW Cup game against NZ Warriors, Illawarra Cutters’ Shannon Wakeman bust a tackle and ran fifty metres for a wonderful try of strength, pace and evasion.

Don’t be the guy to highlight the terrible defending and enjoy it.

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League

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New hair, same old Tuqiri.

The former Wallaby winger and current South Sydney Rabbitoh’s player, Lote Tuqiri, rolled back the years this morning when he fielded the ball, leaping like the proverbial salmon, brilliantly ahead of a brilliant Rabbitohs try in their victory over Manly.

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League

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Ever been tackled so hard that you puked?

Jack De Belin knows the gut churning force of a big tackle as Newcastle Knights Timana Tahu hit the St George Illawara second row forward with such velocity that he vomited on the field of play.

That must have been sickening.

*We’ll get our coat*

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League

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During a break in play in the Roosters and Storm Round 25 NRL clash, a frustrated Jake Friend flinged the ball behind him in an act of petulance, not knowing that he had hit team-mate Sonny Bill William’s square in the face.

As a boxer, maybe SBW can ask Friend to assist him in his agility training by firing balls at the New Zealander to dodge.

This is the last blow to the face Williams will hope to take for a while.

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League.

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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak may forever be associated with a tackle he can’t remember.

Such was the ferocity of Manly’s-an apt name- Steve Matai’s hit, we wouldn’t bet against Zelezniak having an impaired memory afterwards.

The ”tackle” was akin to throwing a rubber ball against a brick wall, given how the Panthers man bounced off his opponent.

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League

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Well, here’s something you don’t see all too often.

Greg Inglis, the South Sydney Rabbitoh’s phenom, get’s ran down whilst in full flight by the Roosters’ Mitchell Pearce.

No, someone hasn’t spiked your drink with a hallucinogen, this actually happened.

Pace, for days!

Youtube Credit: NZAUTV Rugby League

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