The rugby league family has rallied around the wife of Niall Evalds after she took to social media to hit out at “disparaging, degrading, toxic and false rumours”.
After reports of Niall Evalds leaving Hull KR began to emerge, as did some of those false rumours about the reason behind the full-back’s exit and his wife, Sophie, has now taken to social media to address them.
Shortly after Evalds’ loan move to Huddersfield Giants was confirmed, his wife Sophie took to Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) to post a message in which she explained how the rumours had “gone way too far”.
She shared: “Hey everyone, I want to address the disparaging, degrading, toxic and false rumours that have been circulating about myself in regards to my husband’s departure from Hull KR.
“At first I found it funny as it was so ridiculous but having it being sent to my friends and family now as well, means it has now gone way too far.
“In no way have I ever had an affair with another player. This is a completely false, callous rumour and holds no merit whatsoever.
“Whilst I’m sure everyone has enjoyed spreading and shared false allegations, I thought it be best that I silence these rumours once and for all.
“I do not want this to taint the excitement of Niall’s move to a new club ahead of his debut as we are so excited for him as a family.
“We look forward to this new chapter at his hometown club of Huddersfield Giants and wish the boys at KR all the best for the rest of the season.”
That message has been seen over 38,000 times on X at the time of writing and has been met with overwhelming support from the rugby league family with plenty of Hull KR fans offering support to both Sophie and Niall.
Many felt remorse at the fact she would even have to post such a statement whilst the reasons behind Evalds’ exit were confirmed by the player in his statement when leaving Hull KR.
The full-back, who has a young son that suffers from a rare condition called Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome, explained the importance of his family as he returns to his hometown club.
He said: “A special thank you to our Player Welfare Manager, Sue Thompson for all of her help regarding my son, August. She made everything smooth sailing for August and has gone above and beyond for my family.
“It was a special moment for me and my family having my teammates get behind my family for Rare Disease Day, wearing special laces to raise awareness of Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome for August.”
— Sophie Rebekah Evalds 💫🎥 (@sophier_evalds) March 17, 2025
