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Ireland rugby ace dressed as ‘Fred Flintstone' shocks pub crowd in Mayo with stunning accordion performance at stag do
The Leinster and Ireland star grabbed an accordion on stag night in Westport and belted out tunes in full fancy dress
TUNE IN Ireland rugby ace dressed as 'Fred Flintstone' shocks pub crowd in Mayo with stunning accordion performance at stag do
RUGBY star Robbie Henshaw had punters seeing double when he took to the accordion at a Mayo pub - dressed as Fred Flintstone.
The Leinster and Ireland centre was enjoying a pal's stag do in Westport when he shocked locals with a trad session inside Dohertys bar.
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The Ireland star donned a Fred Flinstone outfit as he showed his accordion skills in Mayo during a stag do
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Robbie Henshaw in action for Ireland earlier this year against France in the Six Nations
The Irish international, who missed out on the recent Lions tour showed off his well know musical skills on the squeezebox.
Footage shared by the pub on Instagram showed Henshaw belting out tunes while his pal sings along.
The pub posted the video with a caption that read: 'We were thrilled to welcome Irish Rugby international and Leinster star Robbie Henshaw today — and who better to treat us to a few tunes on the box!'
The Kildare native has previously proven himself to be a man of many talents after a surreal appearance on The Late Late Show last year.
And when he finished the song, he earned praise from audience members and host Patrick Kielty, after another fine display on the accordion.
Despite missing out on a third British and Irish Lions tour, the Athlone man clearly isn't moping as he's hitting all the right notes.
Elsewhere, Bundee Aki revealed he missed the birth of his fifth child as he prepared to face Australia in the Lions first Test match.
In the lead up to the Lions 27-19 opening Test victory over the Wallabies, there was a new addition to the Aki family.
Bundee's wife Kayla was in New Zealand with family when she got in touch to say she was ready to give birth.
Ireland's 2024 players' player of the year's fifth child Aine Aki was born in a car on the way to the hospital, the day of her dad's second ever Lions Test appearance.
Australia and Lions rugby stars are forced off the pitch mid-game due to threat of lightning
He said: "I saw a baby on the video call, so she had it in the car on the way to the hospital."
The Connacht centre has credited his wife for taking the whole ordeal in her stride despite the difficulty of it all.
