Benji Marshall’s wife, Zoe, has responded to the recent controversy over her husband’s work ethic as coach of the West Tigers.
Rumors circulated in March that Benji wasn’t pulling out all the stops at the rugby league club, but he hit back and insisted he was “first in the building” before training every day.
He said he “prioritizes his family between 5 and 8 pm every night to find a “work-life balance”, and Wests Tigers boss Shane Richardson said his commitment to his job and his family should be admired.”
Now his wife Zoe, 39, has weighed in on the issue, describing his devotion to his family as “the best thing” and downplaying the controversy as “bizarre.”
she told him Daily Telegraph: ‘He was the model of working parents. It’s strange that someone would work 11 hours a day and then be reprimanded for existing and feeding the family unit, because what is the expectation?
Benji Marshall’s wife Zoe (both pictured in 2019) responded to the recent controversy over her husband’s work ethic as coach of the West Tigers.
Rumors circulated in March that Benji wasn’t pulling his weight at the rugby league club, but Zoe has now hit back and described the controversy as “bananas”.
‘How do you think he’s going to be the best coach he can be if he’s not happy, fulfilled or connected? They are bananas,” he added.
Zoe and Benji, who married in 2013, share two children: son, Benjamin Fox, five, and daughter, Ever J, two.
West Tigers boss Shane recently said Benji’s devotion to his family should be admired as he showed his support for his colleague.
“Because (Benji) doesn’t work 14 hours a day and wants him and his players to have a family life, it’s a good thing, not a bad thing,” he said.
Zoe described his dedication to his family as “the best” after Benji told how he “prioritizes his family between 5 and 8 pm every night to find a ‘work-life’ balance.”
Wests Tigers boss Shane Richardson recently said his colleague’s commitment to his job and family should be admired.
‘I wish I had learned that 20 years earlier. It would have saved me a lot of headaches in my personal life.
“What he’s trying to do is instill a work-life balance and I think he’s got that.”
Zoe and Benji’s 11-year marriage has seen them move interstate and abroad with their two children.
Zoe and Benji, who married in 2013, share two children: son, Benjamin Fox, five, and daughter, Ever J, two.
The rugby league WAG said she is proud the couple have managed to maintain such a strong relationship over the years.
Zoe and Benji walked down the aisle for the second time last year when they renewed their vows at home, surrounded by family and friends.
While pregnant with her daughter Ever, Zoe admitted the couple had split three times before marrying in 2013.
The family recently moved into a new $4.75 million family home in Sydney.
