By MONIQUE FRIEDLANDER, ASSISTANT SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 19:45 EDT, 6 August 2026 | Updated: 21:09 EDT, 6 August 2026 Samantha is certainly enjoying the perks of hosting Nine's Today show. The former Sunrise star, 49, was treated to some eye candy on Friday's episode when hunky Cronulla Sharks forward Toby Rudolf made an appearance to discuss the NRL 2026 finals. Chatting to Tom Steinfort, Toby joked he had previously 'flirted' with the Papua New Guinea Chiefs in the hope of joining them for their inaugural NRL season in 2028. 'I was trying to flirt with the Chiefs, but they were not flirting back with me,' he mused….
