Former NRL St George-Illawarra captain Gareth Widdop looks to have checked out of Australia to finish his playing career. Picture: Brett Costello

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Former NRL St George-Illawarra captain Gareth Widdop looks to have checked out of Australia to finish his playing career.

The South Coast home he had shared with wife Carley has been sold.

Gareth Widdop during his time with the St George-Illawarra Dragons rugby league team. Picture: Brett Costello

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They called the Thirroul property home for four years until he returned to the United Kingdom in 2020, having been a key player in the Dragons line-up.

The couple had paid $1.5m for the new home in late 2015, a year after Widdop made his debut for the Dragons following his move from the Melbourne Storm, where Widdop started his career in 2010.

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The four-bedroom home, in the sought-after McCauleys Estate, features a full-length balcony on the first floor, a master with a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite, and a resort-style pool in the rear garden.

Gareth and Carley Widdop have sold their Thirroul home. Picture: realestate.com.au

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The home was listed in April with a guide of between $2.8m and $3m from Molenaar + McNeice agents Laurie Johnston and Daniel Mulholland, who had noted that the vendors would “meet the market”.

They recently accepted a $2.25m offer.

Carley and their three children had been living in the home since Widdop joined Warrington Wolves in 2020.

Widdop tried to secure a contract back in the NRL last summer, but returned to Warrington before recently signing a three-year deal with the Castleford Tigers, in the north of England.

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The Widdop’s Thirroul home included a resort-style pool in the rear garden. Picture: realestate.com.au

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