28 Jul 2018

Gemma and Richie McCaw announce pregnancy

5:07 am on 28 July 2018

New Zealand sporting couple Gemma and Richie McCaw are having a baby.

Former All Blacks captain, Richie McCaw and partner, Gemma Flynn, after he was awarded the the ONZ for services to New Zealand by the the Governor General, Lt Gen the Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mataparae, Government House, Wellington, New Zealand. Thursday, 14 April, 2016.

Photo: Photosport

Mrs McCaw announced the news on her social media Instagram account this evening.

She posted a picture of a men's and women's pair of shoes, with a small baby pair.

Gemma McCaw says they're excited.

"Rich and I are very excited to announce that we are expecting our first baby later this year," she said.

The McCaws aren't the first well-known New Zealand couple to post their baby news on Instagram, the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford, did so in January.

-RNZ