WATCH: Edwill van der Merwe joins rugby’s daddy club - baby on the way with wife Nadine
Edwill and Nadine van de Merwe excitedly revealed that they are expecting their first child, making them the latest couple to join the celeb baby boom in 2025.
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It looks like SA rugby players are building their squads off the field too!
Sharks rugby star Edwill van der Merwe and his wife Nadine recently announced that they are expecting their first child.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, July 28, the couple shared a heart-warming video and gave a glimpse into their photoshoot.
The pair chose the beach as the location of their photoshoot and wore white outfits as the theme of their pregnancy reveal.
In the video, the pair playfully run around the beach as they celebrate and embrace Nadine’s growing bump, while showing the baby scan as well.
The rugby star then wrote on the sand “Mom + Dad.”
They captioned the post: “Half of and half of you 🥹👶🏽🩵.”
To spice up the pregnancy announcement, they also hinted at the gender of their baby as they included a blue heart emoji, which in most cases, couples who decide to include a blue or pink emoji symbolises the gender of their unborn child.
Nadine and Edwill have been giving glimpses of their love story on their social media accounts through heartfelt dedicated posts.
The lovebirds started dating in 2014 and in September 2021, the pair got engaged.
“Can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you 🥰 literally the best birthday surprise! THATS MY FIANCE GUYS 😍🥺.” Nadine excitedly shared on Instagram.
In December 2023, the pair tied the knot in an intimate ceremony surrounded by friends and family in Cape Town.
The couple posted heart-warming moments from their special day in a joint Instagram post.
“Bestie for the restie ♾️❤️16/12/23,” they captioned their post.
The van der Merwe's are the latest couple to join the wave of SA rugby stars who are embracing weddings and parenthood in 2025.
It is clear that this year is certainly shaping up to be a year of both joy on and off the pitch for SA rugby players.
Fans and friend flooded the comment section with sweet messages as Nadine and Edwill enter a new chapter of their love story.
“Congratulations to you both!! I’m so happy for you.”@cleoswanepoel commented.
“Congratulations!!! Such a beautiful announcement,” @nadinee_pfeiffer wrote.
While @kris_louw added: “Cannot wait for this little bubs to arrive.”