Munster and Ireland rugby star Craig Casey announces engagement to long-time love
Munster and Ireland rugby player Craig Casey popped the all-important question to his long-term girlfriend Jenny Clein while on holiday. Picture: Craig Casey/Instagram.
Munster and Ireland rugby player Craig Casey has popped the all-important question to his long-term girlfriend Jenny Clein.
The scrum-half announced his engagement to Clein on Instagram with a carousel of photos of the pair on holiday.
The loved-up couple smiled together in photos on their balcony, and in various spots around what appears to be the island of Santorini, Greece.
Casey simply captioned the post: “YESSSSS like’, with blue and white loveheart emojis.
Casey has paved an impressive career for himself in the sport since moving up to the senior squad in the summer of 2019.
A 24-cap Ireland international, he has made 104 appearances for Munster since his debut against Connacht in 2019, scoring 22 tries.
He captained Ireland for the first time on the 2025 summer tour and led the side to victories over Georgia and Portugal.
The Shannon man and former Ardscoil Rís pupil won Academy Player of the Year in 2019 and was also vice-captain of the Grand Slam-winning Ireland U20s that year.
He was named Munster’s Young Player of the Year in 2021 after featuring in 19 of Munster’s 25 fixtures and earning his first Ireland cap against Italy in the Six Nations.
The 2022/23 season saw Casey win the URC title with Munster and the Grand Slam with Ireland, making 18 appearances for Munster across the campaign.
He featured in his first World Cup in 2023 and helped Ireland to the 2024 Six Nations title.
In December last year, Munster Rugby and the IRFU confirmed a two-year contract extension for Casey that will keep him at the province until at least 2028.
Casey’s now-bride-to-be, Jenny Clein, is a pharmacist who graduated from University College Cork in October 2022.
The pair, who have been together for five years, were congratulated by some well-known faces following the news of their engagement.
Commenting underneath Casey’s Instagram post, Simon Zebo wrote: “Classss big congrats guys”.
Connacht Rugby’s Cian Prendergrast commented: “Congratulations guys!”, while Peter O’Mahony simply commented two fire emojis under the post.
The post has received more than 16k likes since Casey posted the news on Sunday.
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