‘Forever and Ever’ – Irish rugby star Conor Murray and Joanna Cooper announce their engagement

Radiant Irish rugby star Conor Murray and his longtime girlfriend Joanna Cooper have announced their engagement.

The Limerick native (32) shared a picture of the couple on Instagram with the caption: “Phew 03/21/2022”.

The couple is currently on holiday in Dubai after the Six Nations.

Cooper is a model from Derry and owner of clothing brand Coops the Label.

The 28-year-old is a former beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2015 and represented Ireland at Miss Universe 2015.

Joanna also shared a picture on her Instagram with the caption of the rugby legend, she said: “Always and forever”.

The couple have been together since early 2018 and moved in together during the first Covid lockdown in 2020. They also share a dog named Kevin.

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Murray previously told RTÉ’s Ray D’Arcy Show that Cooper fully moved in when lockdown started, “which was brilliant”.

“Luckily we planned it anyway, Joanna was supposed to move in at the end of the Six Nations in March, it happened anyway.”

Murray played a key role in Ireland’s Six Nations campaign which ended in Ireland’s 26-5 win over Scotland at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday, meaning they secured the Triple Crown.