This is how All Black legend spends his holidays now days!

Richie and Gemma McCaw have been celebrating their six-month wedding anniversary in style.

The sports stars have been sharing photos from their tropical holiday, including one snap of a close encounter with a stingray.

Fans took to social media, egging Richie on to give the animal a kiss on the lips.

"Did you kiss it? Supposedly you will get good luck if you kiss one, so of course I had to try it," one person wrote.

Gemma also shared a photo of herself lying blissfully in a hammock with a book.

Richie and Gemma were married in a top-secret ceremony in Wanaka.

• This article was first published on spy.co.nz and is republished here with permission.