Kalyn Ponga set for new challenges in All Stars game, including haka1 NEWSKalyn Ponga still learning waiata and getting used to 'hori' language. From learning the haka to playing five-eighth, Kalyn Ponga admits he's feeling like a rookie. The 20-year-old is breaking new ground as part of the New Zealand Māori rugby league team to face the Indigenous All-Stars on Friday night in Melbourne. He's set to start at five-eighth on the big stage for the first time in his senior career. Ponga is partnering another raw half in Melbourne's Jahrome Hughes and says they plan to go "freestyle".

Source: Stuff February 13, 2019 01:41 UTC