League: Fittler a secret dad

New South Wales and Kangaroos rugby league legend Brad Fittler has revealed he has an illegitimate son who he has been supporting for nearly a decade.

The boy, now 9, was the product of a one-night stand and the former Kangaroos captain, while offering financial support, said he had no plans to meet the child.

Fittler told the Sydney Sunday Telegraph about his "dark secret" and about the moment he discovered he had fathered a child during his last season at Penrith in 1995.

"I just hope that he lives in a stable environment, that's all I can hope for," he said.

Fittler was 23 when he had sex with the woman.

A DNA test confirmed Fittler's paternity.