{"id":394431,"date":"2026-01-06T02:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394431\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T02:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:53:11","slug":"nrl-star-sam-burgess-is-finally-reunited-with-the-two-children-he-shares-with-ex-wife-phoebe-after-months-apart-as-they-meet-their-half-brother-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394431\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL star Sam Burgess is finally reunited with the two children he shares with ex-wife Phoebe after months apart – as they meet their half-brother for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JIMMY BRIGGS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 19:35 EST, 5 January 2026 | Updated: 20:39 EST, 5 January 2026 <\/p>\n

Sam Burgess<\/a>\u00a0has been reunited with the two children he shares with his ex-wife Phoebe after months apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The footy star’s second wife Lucy shared a photo of the former NRL player’s reunion with his daughter Poppy, nine, and son Billy, seven.<\/p>\n

The English-born athlete beamed from ear to ear in one picture which captured him posing with all four of his children, his two with Phoebe and the two he shares with Lucy –\u00a0 daughter Robbie, two, and son Mack, three months<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is believed that it is the first time Billy and Poppy have met their half-brother Mack.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Footage also showed Sam playing a fun game of rugby with Billy in a backyard.<\/p>\n

A third picture showed Sam posing alongside his wife Lucy, the happy couple smiling as they enjoyed some downtime in Sydney.<\/p>\n

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Sam Burgess has been reunited with the two children he shares with his ex-wife Phoebe after months apart. The footy star’s second wife Lucy shared a photo of the former NRL player’s reunion with his daughter Poppy, nine, and son Billy, seven, and their kids Robbie and Mack\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The NRL star, 37, and his wife Lucy are spending summer back in Australia after moving to the UK<\/p>\n

The gallery was captioned with some precious words: ‘Family time’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since 2023, Sam has been mostly separated from Billy and Poppy after he moved to the UK with Lucy.<\/p>\n

The two children live with their mother Phoebe and her family in the Southern Highlands in NSW.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In April last year,\u00a0Phoebe<\/a>\u00a0made a somewhat telling social media post\u00a0after her ex-husband\u00a0announced he and his second wife Lucy were expecting their second child.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She shared a photo of Billy attending his first day of the new school year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘New term. New vibe. My little man,’ Phoebe wrote in the caption along with the image.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sam and Phoebe were married for four years before splitting in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He went on to marry Lucy in 2024\u00a0in a lavish Italian wedding after two years of dating<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The happy couple attended a friends wedding during the trip\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sam and Lucy share two children –\u00a0Robbie, two, and son Mack, three months<\/p>\n

The 17th-century Baroque property is set on the highest point within the walls of Rome and features breathtaking views of the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The couple made sure daughter Robbie was an integral part of the day’s celebrations.<\/p>\n

Sam proposed to Lucy in June 2023, just nine months after they went public with their relationship.<\/p>\n

He previously revealed he was extremely nervous when he asked the glamorous hairdresser to marry him.<\/p>\n

Three months later, the pair welcomed their first child together – daughter Robbie.<\/a><\/p>\n

‘[It happened] during grand final week, we’re cheering,’ Sam revealed on Channel Seven’s Sunrise.<\/p>\n

‘I’m on very limited sleep and am getting used to that again but it’s great!’ the proud father said.<\/p>\n

‘She is fantastic and beautiful just like her mother,’ he added.<\/p>\n

Lucy’s identity was revealed in 2022 after the retired South Sydney Rabbitohs star took her as his date to the premiere of Russell Crowe’s film Poker Face in Rome.<\/p>\n

The English-born stunner is the co-founder of the sustainable fashion label Sentenced, which launched in September 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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