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Newcastle Knights captain Kalyn Ponga says pub toilet incident was a case of food poisoning

Kalyn Ponga fronted the media today for the first time since August last year. (ABC Newcastle: Keely Johnson)

Newcastle Knights star Kalyn Ponga has addressed the media for the first time about his well-documented toilet cubicle incident last year, saying he was sick from food poisoning. 

Ponga was videoed being ushered out of a toilet cubicle by a security guard with teammate Kurt Mann in a Newcastle pub in August.

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