Perfect match: Wife donates kidney to ex-rugby star

Former rugby international, Richard Costello has his wife Anna to thank for a life-changing medical match.

Richard, a father of five who was capped for Ireland and played club rugby for Garryowen, went for a check-up in Feb 2011 with suspected high blood pressure and headache.

He was found to be suffering chronic kidney failure. Shortly afterwards, he started dialysis. This meant spending four hours every second day attached to a dialysis machine.