{"id":434803,"date":"2026-01-24T16:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/434803\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:38:35","slug":"broncos-address-kotoni-staggs-run-it-straight-video-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/434803\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos address Kotoni Staggs \u2018Run It Straight\u2019 video &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/brisbane-broncos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane Broncos<\/a> have moved to address a viral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ZeroTackleNRL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> involving star centre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/kotoni-staggs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kotoni Staggs<\/a>, after footage surfaced showing the Origin representative flattening a man during a promotional challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The clip, which has generated close to 700,000 views on social media, shows Staggs taking part in a \u2018Run It Straight&#8217; challenge while filming promotional content for Brisbane-based skincare company Rood Skin, alongside teammates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/adam-reynolds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Reynolds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/jesse-arthars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Arthars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ZeroTackleNRL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>, Rood Skin owner Ben Yong challenges Staggs to run directly at him, telling the Broncos centre, \u201cI&#8217;m about to fold you, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Staggs responds, \u201cLet&#8217;s go, brother,\u201d before charging through Yong, leaving him on the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yong later joked in the footage that he was \u201cdefinitely concussed\u201d following the collision.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-210110\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"What if the Dally M awards were held tonight: Zero Tackle's mid-season NRL awards\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1652\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153477521-scaled.jpg.webp.webp\"\/>BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA &#8211; MAY 17: Kotoni Staggs of the Broncos jumps on Deine Mariner of the Broncos as they celebrate Deine Mariner scoring a try during the round 11 NRL match between Manly Sea Eagles and Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, on May 17, 2024, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u2018Run It Straight&#8217; trend has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years, particularly after the Australian-based RUNIT Championship League made headlines last year following the death of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/rugby-league\/international-teams\/new-zealand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand<\/a> teenager who suffered a serious head injury during an unsanctioned event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a statement provided to Code Sports, a Broncos spokesperson confirmed the club was aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ZeroTackleNRL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;The club is aware of a staged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ZeroTackleNRL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> apparently promoting a range of men&#8217;s skincare products,&#8221; a spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The club did not indicate that any disciplinary action would be taken, though the incident is likely to reignite debate around player involvement in high-risk promotional stunts during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brisbane Broncos have moved to address a viral video involving star centre Kotoni Staggs, after footage surfaced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-434803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}