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Meet the wives and girlfriends of Munster's URC title winning heroes

Munster's players returned home to a huge party at Thomond Park on Monday evening following their heroics over the weekend.

The Reds defeated the Stormers in South Africa to claim their first trophy in 12 years by winning the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.

Here are the women who were backing them every step of the way:

Keith Earls - Edel Earls

Keith Earls and his wife Edel (Inpho)

Keith Earls married Edel in Clare in 2016 at Our Lady Star of the Sea church in Quilty, surrounded by family as well as Earls' Munster and Ireland teammates.

The pair have three daughters together, Ella May, Laurie and Emie.

When their first child Ella May was born back in 2012, she fell ill and remained in hospital.

She grew up with a serious respiratory lung condition and at the dawning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Earls spoke out urging people to be vigilant to protect his daughter and others like her with underlying conditions.

He said: "As a father of a child with a serious respiratory lung condition and many others like her, I urge the public to please listen to the professionals. I will do everything I can to protect her."

Peter O'Mahony - Jessica Moloney

Belgian born Jessica is a solicitor in Cork and has been dating O'Mahony for a number of years.

After getting engaged back in March of 2018, the couple got married in the summer of 2020.

In 2022, the couple were finally able to have a proper celebration of their marriage surrounded by friends and family in a lavish ceremony in France.

They have three children together; daughter Indie and sons Theo and Ralph.

Conor Murray - Joanna Cooper

Conor Murray and Joanna Cooper (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)

The Limerick man is engaged to 2015 Miss Universe Ireland winner Joanna Cooper and they are set to marry very soon.

Cooper studied Journalism at Belfast University and works as a model.

According to her Instagram page, she works with Present Model Management and Studio Paris MGMT.

The couple got engaged in March 2021.

In December 2022, Cooper announced on Instagram that the wedding would take place in six months time.

Mike Haley - Lucy Halstead

Mike Haley and Lucy Halstead (Instagram? Mike Haley)

The Preston native is in a relationship with Lucy Halstead, with the couple having two young children.

Paying tribute to his partner for her most recent birthday, Haley described his other half as "best Mummy and fiancée you could ask for".

He added: "Each day she gets closer to qualifying for the Haley membership."

Tadhg Beirne - Harriet Fuller

The Munster lock and his fiancee have been going out for some time, and Beirne popped the question over a year ago.

He proposed in December 2021 at Adare Manor Hotel in Limerick.

Jeremy Loughman - Lucie Johnson

Jeremy Loughman and Lucie Johnson (Instagram/ Lucie Johnson)

Lucie Johnson was among those in Thomand Park on Monday evening as Munster celebrated their homecoming after their URC success.

She has been dating Jeremy Loughman for a number of years.

Jean Kleyn - Aisling Kleyn

Jean Kleyn and his wife Aisling (Instagram/ Aisling Kleyn)

The South African married Galway native Aisling after proposing to her on Safari in his native country.

They welcomed their first child earlier this year, with the birth of baby Eli coming shortly after they finished building their new home close to Munster’s training centre at the University of Limerick.

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