Broncos captain Sam Thaiday becomes a father for first time NEW PARENTS: Sam and Rachel Thaiday. BRONCOS captain Sam Thaiday will have a new motivation tomorrow night when he leads Brisbane in the NRL clash with North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium: his one-day-old baby daughter. Thaiday's wife Rachel gave birth to their first child at 6.30pm on Wednesday night. The proud new father though wanted to keep his focus on the blockbuster clash with the Cowboys, saying he'd talk about the birth and becoming a first-time father after the game. Thaiday trained with Brisbane on Thursday morning and it was left to coach Anthony Griffin to confirm the baby's arrival when he spoke after training.