Gold Coast Titans NRL player Jarryd Hayne is set to become a father for the first time.
Titans chief executive Graham Annersley confirmed the news to News Limited, refusing to comment further on the matter.
Hayne is reportedly having a baby with 25‑year‑old Amellia Bonnici, a "close friend" he met through Instagram.
New Idea magazine claimed the former Parramatta Eels, San Francisco 49ers and Fiji sevens player was living with Bonnici in his Gold Coast apartment.
Hayne and Italian‑born Bonnici met in Australia in February, while the sports star was still contracted to the NFL team.
Jarryd returned to Australia in August after signing with the Gold Coast Titans.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
