All Black star TJ Perenara announces the arrival of his first child

Congratulations are in order for All Black halfback TJ Perenara.

The rugby star and his wife Greer have just announced the arrival of their baby daughter.

Taking to Instagram, the 28-year-old shared a beautiful black and white photo of their newborn baby asleep in her cot.

Alongside the picture, he wrote: "24.08.20. ❤️ Our world was changed."

The couple are yet to reveal their daughter's name.

Perenara's wife Greer also took to social media to announce the exciting news.

She wrote: "Thank you for all the messages of support/suspense etc over the past few days. We have been settling in together as a new whānau with our pēpi who arrive earth side 24.08.20 at 12.01pm.

"You guys know I'll share the details and all the real talk with you eventually about birth etc. For now though, we are just taking some time to get to know our daughter and she's getting to know us.

"Pāpā @TJ_Perenara has been incredible, he was born to be a Dad! Seeing him step into fatherhood is just making me fall in love with him more every single day!

"We both think our girl is pretty cool and can't wait for you all to meet her when the time is right.

"Again, thank you for your support guys. I genuinely mean it."

Congratulations TJ and Greer!