Canberra Raiders prop Joe Tapine has welcomed his first child with wife Kirsten, and is set to return to the squad for this Sunday's home clash against the Dragons.
Tapine missed last week's upset win over the top-of-the-ladder Brisbane Broncos so he could be in Canberra for the birth of his daughter Ilua Elizabeth Margaret Tapine who arrived on Saturday night.
"We are so in awe of your perfection and soaking up this precious little love bubble we've created," the Tapines said on social media on Tuesday.