Wayne Bennett’s girlfriend has furiously denied the NRL coach has reconciled together with his estranged son-in-law, after experiences emerged claiming the pair had patched issues up.
Bennett and his daughter Elizabeth’s husband Ben Ikin fell out when the NRL’s most adorned coach walked out on his spouse of 42 years, Trish, to begin a relationship with Dale Cage, a secretary 16 years his junior.
Bennett left his former life companion – who cares full time for his or her two disabled grownup kids, Katherine and Justin – for Ms Cage when he was teaching at Newcastle in 2016.
Since Bennett’s marriage breakdown, tensions have continued to simmer between him and Ikin, who’s now the top of soccer on the Brisbane Broncos. However a latest Information Corp article claimed they have been now on ‘talking phrases’.
Wayne Bennett’s girlfriend Dale Cage (pictured collectively) has denied any reconciliation between the NRL coach and his estranged son-in-law after the pair reportedly kissed and made up
Bennett and his daughter Elizabeth’s husband Ben Ikin (pictured) fell out when he walked out on his spouse of 42 years, Trish, to begin a relationship with a lady 16 years his junior, Dale Cage
However Ms Cage furiously disputed that on Sunday – insisting that this is not the case by sharing a snippet of the article to Instagram and labelling it ‘garbage’.
‘Wayne confirmed this morning this isn’t true!’ she posted on Sunday.
‘He nonetheless does not like him,’ she added with a laughing emoji.
Ms Cage additionally referenced one other part of the article which recommended Ikin was ‘comfy’ working with Bennett when he was made Brisbane’s head of soccer regardless of their fallout.
‘Haha Ikin needs,’ Ms Cage wrote, as she pinned a sticker to the put up which learn ‘false data’.
Ms Cage revealed the pair have been nonetheless not on talking phrases in an Instagram put up on Sunday
Ms Cage and Bennett are seen collectively. The pair began relationship in 2016
Bennett, who began teaching as 36-year-old in 1987, led the Broncos to 6 premierships. He’ll coach his sixth staff, the Dolphins, for his or her inaugural NRL season in 2023.
Followers had hoped Bennett would return to the Brisbane Broncos in 2022 to finish the membership’s 15-year streak and not using a profitable title.
Ikin and his father-in-law will go head-to-head when the Dolphins face the Broncos to kick begin the season on March 24 at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.
Ikin, a former NRL star and Fox Sports activities commentator and analyst, married Bennett’s daughter in 2003.
The strain between the pair spilled over in 2020 when Bennett was fined over a Covid breach.
Wayne Bennett after which spouse Trish (pictured) shared a uncommon glimpse of their difficult household life with ABC’s Australian Story in 1999
Bennett left his spouse in 2016 to begin a brand new relationship with Ms Cage
He breached the NRL’s strict Covid-19 biosecurity protocols by having lunch with Ms Cage at standard Italian restaurant Grappa in Sydney.
Ikin publicly labelled his father-in-law ‘boastful and irresponsible’ for the prohibited meal.
‘It felt a bit boastful to me, he (Bennett) ought to have simply fessed as much as fighting dwelling within the bubble and saying that he simply type of broke out of it,’ Ikin mentioned on his present, NRL 360, on the time.
‘As a result of there may be not a single NRL worker, participant, coach, whoever, that’s contained in the bubble and doesn’t know these guidelines.’
Bennett was later fined $20,000 for the error.
Ms Cage once more responded to Ikin’s criticism by leaping to the defence of Bennett on social media.
‘Folks in glass homes should not throw stones #simply saying. The reality will damage some individuals #staytuned #benikin,’ she posted on Instagram on the time. It was unclear what she was referring to.
Ms Cage had earlier taken a swipe at Ikin after he criticised Bennett for breaking Covid protocols
On the time of Bennett’s break up, the notoriously non-public NRL determine revealed he was not dwelling within the household residence and hadn’t for ‘a while’.
Ms Cage additionally left her companion of greater than 20 years – additionally the daddy of her kids – and moved to Queensland to be with Bennett in 2016.
Ikin performed 55 video games with the Broncos, and represented the Maroons in 17 State of Origin video games.
