IRELAND AND Munster icon Donncha O’Callaghan delighted his Instagram followers with a loved-up photo of him and wife Jenny.
O’Callaghan shared a snap of the pair with a ‘happy birthday’ message and fans followed suit in his comment section.
One fan commented: “Happy birthday Jenny. I share a birthday with you (although you are years younger). Have a lovely day. At least the sun is back!”
Another wrote: “The woman should get a saint hood.”
A third added: “Happy birthday! Enjoy your special day I hope he remembered his wallet!”
O’Callaghan has been married to Jenny since 2009 and they share four children together – Sophie, Anna, Robin and Jake.
The rugby icon is a regular on RTE but fans don’t usually get to see him paired up with Jenny.
Earlier this year, O’Callaghan joined fans and other pundits in debating one of the biggest rugby transfer stories this season.
O’Callaghan, Bernard Jackman and Jamie Heaslip discussed RG Snyman’s upcoming switch from Munster to Leinster on RTE.
O’Callaghan was frustrated with the IRFU for allowing the move to happen as he believes Snyman would be ‘taking minutes away’ from young Irish stars coming through the ranks.
Jackman disagreed however and said that Irish clubs should be allowed make these ‘marquee’ signings while keeping within the laws the IRFU has set.
Munster are not able to keep Snyman due to a rule which states that a club cannot have two non-Irish qualified players in the same position.
Jackman explained that he thinks an exception should have been made for Snyman since it was ‘a freak set of circumstances’ that saw Jean Kleyn switch allegiance for a second time from Ireland to South Africa.
Jackman said: “I understand why they’re hurt but let them go and replace RG Snyman with a player in a different position but a world class player.
“I think these fans – Leinster, Ulster, Connacht fans – deserve to be coming to see two or three marquee players that help their team make the difference.”
O’Callaghan revealed his concerns over Jackman’s thoughts and stated that if you look at the ‘pure economics of it’, Munster would not survive at the same level as other clubs.
The Cork native wants to avoid at all costs a dominant force coming through in Irish rugby that consists of where the most money lies.
O’Callaghan made it clear that he doesn’t put fault on the players and the earning of big money isn’t the issue that arises for him.
He explained: “I want the players to get as much money as they possibly can. I know the restrictions that are there in the IRFU, but it needs to be fair to all provinces.
“Of course for Leinster you want them to be successful, but this is a marquee signing. When they can go out and outbid the likes of Bath and other teams around, you know it is a really money flex.”