COUPLE WHO CAPTURED HEARTS OF THE NATION CALL IT QUITS
0Couple who captured hearts of the nation call it quits
April 24. 2022 — 5.31am Save Log in. register or subscribe to save articles for later. Share Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size 5 View all comments It was rugby league’s most endearing love story. but sadly Alex McKinnon and his wife. Teigan. have separated. The rugby league community. and then the nation. got to know the couple through the most unfortunate of circumstances: the tackle in 2014 that left McKinnon with spinal injuries that have confined him to a wheelchair. The injury rocked the league world. but out of that came the inspirational story and love that Alex and Teigan shared. Alex vowed to walk down the aisle as he fought bravely through his recovery. His promise was inspirational and captured the hearts of everyone in sport. The couple were married in a beautiful ceremony in 2017 and then had three children. As anyone with kids can confirm. children are amazing. but they require work. Alex and Teigan have three kids under three – including twins – and the stress of that took its toll on the pair. They separated in January and there have been numerous comments on Teigan’s social media feeds about the absence of Alex and that she is no longer wearing her wedding ring. While neither wanted to talk about their split. they are more than aware of the love and support they received in the good times and they know of the interest in their separation now. There is no ill will between the pair. who privately concede that after 12 years together. from the time they were high school sweethearts. they are now more likely to find happiness on their own. They are committed to co parenting their children and they will do so as friends. Alex McKinnon and Teigan at the 2017 Dally M awards.Credit:Getty Alex has also left the Knights. where he was their recruitment officer. He helped the club sign some very promising players. He is now working for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter and analyst. while studying at university. When we asked him about the split. Alex declined to comment but said there would be a time when he would do so. He said that he understood the interest in the story. as they had been a very public couple and had received strong support when together. He has no issue with a story being written. Alex has strong family support and he will ensure Teigan has all of his. Heat on O’Sullivan Pressure is mounting on super recruiter Peter O’Sullivan as the Dolphins’ 2023 season threatens to be a write off. O’Sullivan has a big reputation in the game built up through his media contacts. but the failure to turn the Warriors around. and now missing out on Kalyn Ponga. on top of other big name targets such as Reed Mahoney. has increased the pressure on him. He is telling people that the Dolphins have about 15 contracted players. but so far none are headline acts. The NRL is keeping a close eye on developments at the Dolphins. They obviously want the competition’s first new team since 2008 to be a success. Battle of Hastings St Helens are sniffing around the NRL for a halfback and. after the rebirth of Jackson Hastings following his English stint with Salford and Wigan between 2018 and 2021. it could be an attractive offer for a No.7 who is battling to take the next step in the NRL. Wests Tigers match winner Jackson Hastings.Credit:Getty Hastings’ journey can’t be underestimated. It’s not a stretch to say his career was done and dusted in Australia after he fell out with the Sea Eagles. where he was very poorly treated. in 2018. His family didn’t want him to go to the UK. but his agent. Sam Ayoub. told Jackson and his mum that was his path. “He will go over as a boy and come back a man.” Ayoub predicted. He was right. There might be a chance for another young half to follow Hastings. Slipping away Eels great Ray Price and other concerned Parramatta people. including former sponsor and fan Andrew Eagleston. have written a letter to chairman Peter V’landys and the ARL...
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