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NRL power couple go Instagram official with loved up snap

A new NRL power couple has emerged after an NRL speedster and an NRLW superstar have revealed they’re now an item.

The pair have gone Instagram official. Photo: Instagram
The pair have gone Instagram official. Photo: Instagram

The NRL appears to have a new glamour couple after NRLW superstar Jessica Sergis appeared to go Instagram official with new Manly flyer Tommy Talau.

Sergis took to Instagram, sharing some photos on Instagram, one of her Stories which appeared to have Talau filming Sergis while sun baking, and another an image among a series of other images with the pair at a pottery wheel and Sergis kissing Talau on the cheek.

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The posts were inundated with comments, further pointing to the fact that the footy stars were an item.

Sergis’ former Roosters teammate, Leianne Tufuga commented: “Soft launch”.

Sergis also liked several comments including “cute little soft launch! My favs”, “Stop it, you two” and a message from Jess’ sister Vivienne which read “we love TT”.

It also spread across to Talau’s page with a picture showing him in Sea Eagles training gear from a month ago getting a fresh comments of: “Tommy is there something you need to tell us abt Jess?”

The Daily Telegraph reportedly asked Sergis about the budding relationship, but she said she “preferred not to comment on her personal life”.

Sydney Roosters NRLW star Jessica Sergis and Sea Eagles outside back Tommy Talau. Picture: supplied
Sydney Roosters NRLW star Jessica Sergis and Sea Eagles outside back Tommy Talau. Picture: supplied
Tommy shared this pic. Photo: Instagram
Tommy shared this pic. Photo: Instagram
Tommy Talau in Sea Eagles colours. Photo: Instagram
Tommy Talau in Sea Eagles colours. Photo: Instagram
Jess Sergis for NSW. Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
Jess Sergis for NSW. Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

The 26-year-old Sergis, who has represented NSW and Australia as well as claiming the 2019 Dally M Player of the Year, is one of the big names of the NRLW competition.

She also represented Australia in the end of season Pacific Championship.

Talau, 23, has played 45 NRL matches for the Wests Tigers, scoring 20 tries, but made the switch to Manly for the 2024 season.

He also participated in the Pacific Championships, representing Samoa.

Love has been in the air in the NRL with some high profile relationships coming out of the sport.

Nathan Cleary’s budding romance with Matildas star Mary Fowler has grabbed plenty of headlines in recent times, particularly over Christmas as the pair spent some time practising together in public.

Titans stars David Fifita and Shaylee Bent are a couple while Knights NRL star Adam Elliott and Roosters NRLW enforcer Millie Boyle also tied the knot in October last year, having come to prominence after being discover by security in a restaurant bathroom.

Cameron Munster, Jack Wighton and Max King all married their partners in the 2023 off-season, while several others, including Jarome Luai, announced his engagement to long-time partner Bailey Paris Toleafoa last week.

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