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Mark Donlon

Meet the WAGs of Ireland's Six Nations stars ahead of opening game

The Irish rugby team kick off their Six Nations campaign against Wales this Saturday in what is an eagerly-awaited opener in the Aviva Stadium.

They will be roared on in the Aviva Stadium by a capacity crowd which is sure to include many of the players' other halves.

Here are the wives and girlfriends of the Irish rugby team:

Bundee Aki - Kayla Ielemia

Bundee Aki with his family (Instagram/Bundee Aki)

Aki took a year out from his professional rugby career in 2011, when he worked as a bank teller at a Westpac in his native New Zealand to earn money for his family.

After reigniting his career with the Chiefs, Aki moved with his wife and kids to Galway where he would go on to win the PRO12 Championship and build a formidable reputation in his new home.

Aki's and his wife Kayla Ielemia have three children together; daughters Armani-Jade who is 12 and Adrianna who’s 9 years old as well as a son named Andronikas who was born in January of last year.

Robbie Henshaw - Sophie Marren

Robbie Henshaw and Sophie Marren at the Leinster Rugby Awards Ball (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile)

Marron has been dating Henshaw for quite a number of years, after getting together in 2016.

She made her red carpet debut with him years ago, but has kept a low profile since.

Tadhg Furlong - Aine Lacey

Tadhg Furlong (©INPHO/Billy Stickland)

The Ireland forward has been in a long-term relationship with Cushinstown native Aine Lacey for some time.

Although there's not an awful lot known about the pair or their relationship.

Tadhg Beirne - Harriet Fuller

(Instagram)

The Munster lock and his fiancee have been going out for some time, and Beirne popped the question last year.

He proposed last December at Adare Manor Hotel in Limerick.

Keith Earls - Edel Earls

Keith Earls and his wife Edel (Inpho)

Keith Earls married Edel in Clare in 2016 at Our Lady Star of the Sea church in Quilty, surrounded by family as well as Earls' Munster and Ireland teammates.

The pair have three daughters together, Ella May, Laurie and Emie.

When their first child Ella May was born back in 2012, she fell in and remained in hospital.

She grew up with a serious respiratory lung condition and at the dawning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Earls spoke out urging people to be vigilant to protect his daughter and others like her with underlying conditions.

He said: "As a father of a child with a serious respiratory lung condition and many others like her, I urge the public to please listen to the professionals. I will do everything I can to protect her."

Johnny Sexton - Laura Priestley

Ireland's Johnny Sexton with his wife Laura (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)

Childhood sweethearts Johnny Sexton and Laura Priestley married in a gorgeous Limerick ceremony back in 2013.

They welcomed their first child, Luca, in 2013 and their second, Amy, one day after Ireland's clash with Wales back in 2016 followed by their third, Sophie, in 2018.

Peter O'Mahony - Jessica Moloney

Jessica Moloney and Peter O'Mahony (Twitter)

Belgian born Jessica is a solicitor in Cork and has been dating O'Mahony for a number of years.

After getting engaged back in March of 2018, the couple got married in the summer of 2020.

They have three children together; daughter Indie and sons Theo and Ralph.

Joey Carbery - Robyn Flanagan

Joey Carbery and girlfriend Robyn Flanagan (Instagram)

The Munster star has been dating Robyn Flanagan for seven years and the couple got engaged in November 2021.

They started going out when they were both 19.

Jack Conan - Ali Cunningham

(Instagram/jack.conan)

The Leinster number eight has been dating Ali Cunningham for the past four years.

Jordan Larmour - Lucy Byrne

Leinster and Ireland star Jordan Larmour has been going out with girlfriend Lucy Byrne for almost six years.

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