Sport's new glamour couple - Silver Fern Maria Tutaia and Australian rugby star Israel Folau - have stepped out on their first public date.
The pair are among celebrities at Ellerslie today for Auckland Cup Day.
Masters of tactical play in their respective sports, the couple also displayed their off-field elusiveness from media at Ellerslie.
Despite being in the same corporate marquee area at Ellerslie, Tutaia and Folau were only occasionally next to each other, in a bid to avoid being photographed by the media.
Dressed in a blue suit and matching shirt Folau was seen sitting at an outside table near the race track in a corporate marquee.
