{"id":292753,"date":"2023-10-23T09:24:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292753"},"modified":"2023-10-23T09:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:24:27","slug":"ireland-rugby-star-strips-to-pineapple-print-underwear-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/ireland-rugby-star-strips-to-pineapple-print-underwear-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland rugby star strips to pineapple-print underwear at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ireland rugby star strips down to her pineapple-print underwear at Rugby World Cup, as she celebrates &#8216;the party&#8217; despite her nation&#8217;s early exit<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Rugby World Cup journey came to an end after the loss to New Zealand<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Irish rugby star Anna Caplice urged she would still soak up the party atmosphere<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>She stripped to her underwear and proudly raised the team&#8217;s shirt on Instagram\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ireland rugby star\u00a0Anna Caplice took to social media to show how she was still celebrating &#8216;the party&#8217; despite her country&#8217;s Rugby World Cup exit, as she stripped down to her underwear inside the Stade de France.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Farrell&#8217;s side were narrowly beaten 28-24 by New Zealand in the quarter-finals last week, ending the nation&#8217;s World Cup hopes in heartbreaking circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>It was the last opportunity for several Irish veterans, including 38-year-old fly-half Johnny Sexton, to lift the illustrious trophy, and their disappointment and dejection could be felt around the stadium at the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Caplice, refusing to appear downbeat after the defeat, decided instead to strip down to her pineapple-print underwear inside the Stade de France and lift the Ireland shirt above her head with pride.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The party might be over&#8230; But we made the most of it,&#8217; Caplice posted on Instagram. &#8216;Thank you Ireland! Good luck to all the semi final teams!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/09\/76884381-12661343-Ireland_rugby_star_Anna_Caplice_shared_a_picture_of_her_strippin-a-64_1698051514024.jpg\" height=\"635\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ireland rugby star Anna Caplice shared a picture of her stripping down to her underwear inside the Stade de France after her country were eliminated from the Rugby World Cup last week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/09\/76884473-12661343-image-a-63_1698051460458.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andy Farrell&#8217;s side were narrowly beaten 28-24 by New Zealand in the quarter-finals last week<\/p>\n<p>England suffered the same heartbreak as Ireland in the last four, as holders South Africa edged out a dramatic and late 16-15 victory against Steve Borthwick&#8217;s side to set up a World Cup final meeting against the All Blacks.<\/p>\n<p>Caplice, a former Ireland international with 14 caps, is now player-coach for French outfit Stade Rochelais.<\/p>\n<p>She previously represented UL Bohemians, Richmond Women, Harlequins and Gloucester-Hartpury before moving to France at the start of the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n<p>Caplice has been a fervent advocate of the women&#8217;s game and has spoken out against sexism in rugby in the past.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/09\/76884373-12661343-image-a-61_1698051307043.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ireland veteran Johnny Sexton was visibly devastated after the narrow defeat by New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/10\/76884513-12661343-image-m-68_1698051630112.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/10\/76884507-12661343-image-a-69_1698051635288.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>South Africa and New Zealand will face off in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday evening<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the Irish star&#8217;s Instagram post, Sky Sports presenter Emma Paton wrote:\u00a0&#8216;You are younger than me but you are who I want to be when I grow up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Several more fans praised Caplice for her attitude and reaction in the wake of Ireland&#8217;s defeat.<\/p>\n<p>One fan wrote: &#8216;Why are you my favourite person! You rock gurl!!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;Anna please never change. This is amazing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12661343\/Ireland-rugby-star-strips-pineapple-print-underwear-Rugby-World-Cup-celebrates-party-despite-nations-early-exit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ireland rugby star strips down to her pineapple-print underwear at Rugby World Cup, as she celebrates &#8216;the party&#8217; despite her nation&#8217;s early exit Ireland&#8217;s Rugby <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/ireland-rugby-star-strips-to-pineapple-print-underwear-at-world-cup\/\" title=\"Ireland rugby star strips to pineapple-print underwear at World Cup\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ireland rugby star strips to pineapple-print underwear at World Cup - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/ireland-rugby-star-strips-to-pineapple-print-underwear-at-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ireland rugby star strips to pineapple-print underwear at World Cup - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ireland rugby star strips down to her pineapple-print underwear at Rugby World Cup, as she celebrates &#8216;the party&#8217; 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