NRL Grand Final 2021: Brian To'o proposes to girlfriend with premiership ring

Brian To’o and his new fiancee melted hearts after the Grand Final. Then came the celebrations which got a little bit steamy. WATCH THE VIDEO AND SEE THE RING INSIDE.

It’s the premiership proposal captured on national television, sealed with a dressing room lap dance but that almost ended with a sore head. 

Not for Penrith winger Brian To’o, who was sporting stitches above his right eye on Monday morning, but his fiance Moesha, who was almost the casualty of a sexy dance move gone wrong. 

“I gave her a little lap dance, the boys were hyping me up to do it, the boys set me up,” To’o said with a smile. 

“I ended up dancing, giving her a little lap dance for around 30 seconds until I went overboard and side kicked her in the head by accident.”

When you celebrate getting engaged with a lapdance from your soon-to-be husbandhttps://t.co/l3ZshWDzab pic.twitter.com/GfdnAqn4Jo

— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) October 4, 2021

To’o and his partner Moesha Crichton-Ropati captured the hearts of the entire country after the NSW Blues winger dropped to one knee following Penrith’s grand final victory over South Sydney on Sunday night. 

But it was an emotional night for Moesha even before a single ball was kicked or passed in Sunday’s grand final. 

“When the boys came out, I was crying because I was so emotional they made the grand final, they deserved to be there last night,” she said.

“For them to get the win was even better and to get proposed to last night, the first thing that came into my head was ‘did you ask my parents?’."

Dancing for his new financee

This moment was followed by a kick to the head

Not only had To’o asked Moesha’s parents for their permission, the 23-year old revealed he was going to pop the question even if his side did not rise to premiership glory. 

“Win or lose, I was still going to propose,” To’o said.

“I was actually planning [to do it] in Origin but obviously due to Covid and stuff, that didn’t happen.”

A premiership ring for Brian To'o, and an engagement ring for his partner Moesha. Picture: Fatima Kdouh

So with the title secured, To’o gathered his victorious teammates for some moral support and found Moesha in the crowd. 

Then, in front of 39,000 people and millions more watching at home, To’o popped the question. 

“I’m really happy that she got a ring and I got a ring as well,” To’o said.

“I just told her she is the best thing that has ever happened to me … got down on one knee and asked her to make me the happiest man and ‘will you marry me?’”

To'o proposes to his girlfriend.

The pair embrace after the proposal.

It’s not the first time the couple have stolen the show in grand final week. 

To’o and his fiance lit up the Dally M red carpet, in particular Moesha, who wore a traditional Polynesian Tapa dress to the ceremony to represent the couple’s Samoan heritage.

“I always said to myself if Brian was ever invited to the Dally M’s, I would want to go traditional,” she said.

“Coming from our cultural background, there are not many of us in the spotlight. 

“So being brown in a white community, I’m proud to be a brown person in a white community and to represent our culture on national television makes me proud. 

“Half of it was Tongan Tapa wear and the bottom was Samoan Tapa wear. Brian has Tongan nieces and nephews, so it was representing both cultures.”

Passersby stopped to congratulate the couple at the club’s base at the Novotel at Twin Waters.

“You’re the story that Australia needs right now,” one woman told Moesha.

This is the moment Brian To’o became engaged to his sweetheart.. who also happens to be Stephen Crichton’s cousin #NRLGF #WelcomeToTheFamily pic.twitter.com/l56qxhOBgM

— Zane Bojack (@zanofc) October 3, 2021

The pending nuptials are now a family affair at the foot of the mountains after star back Stephen Crichton confirmed he is related to To’o future wife. 

“His fiance is my cousin so it’s really special. I’m really close with Bizza [To’o] and I’m really close to her so I’m really grateful and humbled for the front row experience when he proposed,” Crichton said. 

“He told me [about the proposal], I think I was the only one he told because I went and bought the ring with him, me and my missus. 

"He was a bit unsure of when to do it but he backed himself. He was planning it, I think it made it even more special that we won.”

Now that To’o has won the title and the heart of the love of his life, the blockbusting winger’s next big decision is who will be best man at the wedding. 

Crichton said he is ‘hoping’ the family connection will mean he gets the nod.

Jarome Luai and Brian To'o celebrate the grand final win - and could have more big plans. Picture: Getty

But there is another teammate that is slightly higher on the best man pecking order, five-eighth Jarome Luai. 

“He’s [Crichton] a bit of a pest but I can’t wait to be officially his cousin,” To’o said. 

“I’m not sure, I haven’t figured it out yet … but probably Romy [Luai],” To’o said with a wry smile. 

“I just wanted to get a ‘yes’ from her first, that was step one. Lucky she said yes.”

While marriage will officially tie the Crichtons and the To’os together, the time Penrith has spent in the Sunshine Coast hub has also helped bring the group closer together.

“I think this trip when we came up to Queensland really helped us, we see the boys, not just them footy selves but we see them behind the scenes with their kids. It’s really sweet seeing that side of them,” Crichton said. 

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