"Simply voiceless" – Jamie Heaslip greets daughter with wife Sheena

Irish rugby star Jamie Heaslip announced the birth of his first child.

The 34-year-old man, who retired earlier this year, welcomed a little girl with his wife Sheena O Buachalla

"Our beautiful daughter Harper Heaslip was born today. Jenny's midwife, nurses, our Dr. Allen Dr and everyone at Holles Street, and my wife, simply speechless, "he wrote on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of the newborn

Jamie and Sheena, together since 2010 They were married two years ago and announced in February that they were together expecting their first child.

In May, he told Independent.ie Style that he was excited to become a father for the first time

"We are very excited, we can not wait," he says.

"This is the real world, it puts a lot of things in perspective … win and lose a game, or not play or be selected, it seems tiny to be responsible for a human "[19659008] Heaslip says that many of his former teammates gave him parenting advice