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Retired rugby star welcomes baby girl and reveals beautiful name

by Sandra Mallon / 1 month ago
Jack Carty with his wife, Sarah Twaddell. Pic: Instagram

Retired rugby star Jack Carty and his wife Sarah Twaddell have welcomed a baby girl.

The proud dad shared the news on social media this week, revealing the little one’s lovely name ”Robyn Carty 2.6.26′.

Pic: Jack Carty via Instagram

Jack and Sarah tied the knot in a fairytale wedding in 2025 at the scenic Killruddery House and Gardens in Bray, Co Wicklow.

Robyn’s arrival comes just weeks after Jack announced his retirement from Connacht rugby, paying tribute to his wife and parents.

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‘I just want us to drive on to be honest and win. It’s one of them ones that when it’s all said and done, I’ll look back on it with massive satisfaction. I’m just hungry to leave the place in the best way I can on the pitch.

Jack Carty announces the birth of his little girl. Pic: Instagram/Jack Carty
Jack Carty announces the birth of his little girl. Pic: Instagram/Jack Carty

‘Having my wife on the pitch and my parents, they obviously have given, as do the majority of parents, so much to their kids to achieve their dream. My mum and dad would have went to games in Newport.

‘They would have went to the glamorous ones, like South Africa, but my dad was there at games in Bruff, in Dungannon, everywhere and anywhere. So, I know they’ll miss it very much,’ he added at the time.

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