NRL star Nicho Hynes turns heads as his ‘best mate’ gets married – with one fan cheekily asking when the halfback will get hitched himself

NRL star Nicho Hynes is widely considered one of the code’s better looking men – and he didn’t disappoint when dressed in a dapper suit at the wedding of his ‘best mate.’

Hynes, 28, took to Instagram following the nuptials where it is believed he was a groomsman – and love was clearly in the air.

‘One of the best days of my life, standing next to my best mate watching him tie the knot,’ the Sharks halfback posted next to a series of images from the big day.

‘Can we do it all again.’

Among the images was Hynes sharing a tender moment with his new love interest Piper Wallis.

One footy fan couldn’t resist, posting in response: ‘Maybe we will see you do it soon??

The star halfback is notoriously protective of his private life, but he was spotted strolling around Sydney with Wallis and friends earlier this month.

Wallis had just returned from a trip to Europe and posted a picture of Hynes tucking into his meal on an Instagram story.

NRL star Nicho Hynes is widely considered one of the code’s better looking men – and he didn’t disappoint when dressed in a dapper suit at the wedding of his ‘best mate’ (pictured)

Among the images Hynes shared on Instagram was a tender moment with his new love interest Piper Wallis (pictured)

The Cronulla Sharks halfback is believed to have started dating Piper Wallis in September

Wallis is a 23-year-old advertising specialist and regularly attends Sharks NRL home games

She has recently returned from a European trip and was spotted with Hynes in Sydney

Hynes has been single for much of his playing career, although he has previously been linked with beauty entrepreneur Morgan Belier and television presenter Marlee Silva.

The only women Hynes has shown off in his life are his troubled mother and niece Bobbie.

Hynes’s early career was hit by mental obstacles and he has spoken openly about his depression as a young up and coming star as he struggled to process the tragic death of his stepfather as a child and his mother’s legal issues which saw her in and out of jail during his childhood. 

‘I would never wanna put anyone through it,’ he said.

Hynes, who was born in Gosford, said he didn’t leave the NSW Central Coast until he was about 20 years old.

‘My mum and my dad split up when I was very young, I think I was about two years old,’ he said.

His mother began dating Brendan, a truck driver, and the family moved to Maitland – before tragedy struck.

Brendan fell asleep behind the wheel during a shift and died.

‘Obviously mum was pretty distraught and I had to go back and live with the father and my step-mum,’ Hynes said.

‘My mum was in and out of jail from when I was about five to 12 years old….pretty much my whole primary school life I had to live without a mum.’

Hynes said he was ‘very fortunate’ to have someone to live with as he ‘easily could have gone down the wrong path’.

‘I wouldn’t be sitting here today,’ he said during an interview three years ago.