Rugby league star Shaun Johnson had a heartfelt message for his fiancée Kayla Cullen after she was snubbed from the Silver Ferns World Cup squad yesterday afternoon.
Cullen failed to earn a Ferns recall with a troublesome knee injury leaving too many question marks around her ability to handle the physical load of a World Cup schedule.
The same injury also kept Cullen out of the Silver Ferns Commonwealth Games campaign last year, after the Northern Stars defender struggled to bounce back from surgery.
Although the 27-year-old defender is yet to open up on her exclusion, Johnson was quick to offer his public support.
"I know you haven't had the best day and sport can suck at times but just know i wouldn't cram into a tiny cart made for kids with anyone else babe. Love riding this journey with you & always in your corner," Johnson wrote.