NSW Cup 2026

[alexwilliams]

We're getting hammered by the refs today

 

[alexwilliams]

That number 24 for us is a monster lol

 

[alexwilliams]

We need to kick out to Schiller

 

[alexwilliams]

Boys are still on the bus. Very poor today.

 

[Battler]

Atrocious.

 

[alexwilliams]

22-0 behind and kicking into the breeze in the 2nd half.
This could end up being anything

 

[alexwilliams]

This should be a reminder to the NRL team that you can't just turn up expecting to win.

 

[KPGreatness]

Little scummy by Gamble on that try

 

[KPGreatness]

Graham with the high shot, what a crash down back to the real world for him after a great game against Melbourne

 

[alexwilliams]

Is there a single brain cell in our team today?

 

[alexwilliams]

Graham with the high shot, what a crash down back to the real world for him after a great game against Melbourne

And then gets sin binned a tackle later

 

[Lynchyknight]

Graham with the high shot, what a crash down back to the real world for him after a great game against Melbourne

The old playing for a contract I guess

 

[Lynchyknight]

WDC possible ACL injury? Looked bad

 

[Frank McWilliams]

Was an ordinary game, played totally different from last weeks big effort, Votano looked short of a gallop, needs a few games under his belt, hard to pick anyone who starred but best were probably McCarthy, Schiller, Gamble and Hola.
New player No24, big guy, Peni, who is he, where is he from?

 

[Roundtable]

Was an ordinary game, played totally different from last weeks big effort, Votano looked short of a gallop, needs a few games under his belt, hard to pick anyone who starred but best were probably McCarthy, Schiller, Gamble and Hola.
New player No24, big guy, Peni, who is he, where is he from?

The player you're likely seeing wearing number 24 for the Newcastle Knights in the NSW Cup today is **Ben Peni**.
### Player Profile: Ben Peni
* **Age:** 21 (Born May 13, 2004)
* **Birthplace:** Auckland, New Zealand
* **Physicals:** 187 cm (approx. 6'2") and 105 kg
* **Position:** Typically listed as a Forward (Prop/Interchange)
### Background & Career
Ben Peni is a relatively new addition to the Knights' NSW Cup squad. He made his official debut for the Newcastle Knights NSW Cup side recently, on **April 26, 2026**, in a Round 8 clash against the Penrith Panthers.

 

[Billy]

If I remember correctly, from when I looked him up during the trials, Peni was a Flegg player at Cronulla last year and signed to play for one of the local teams and trained with our NSW cup squad.

Somehow Graham topped our fantasy points with 60 despite being sin binned, which I think is a 10 point deduction. He made 57 tackles in 70 minutes.