The estranged wife of former rugby player Ben Cohen has suggested that her ex-partner is now dating Strictly Come Dancing professional Kristina Rihanoff by posting a 'karma' tweet.

The former Northampton Saints player denied in September last year that Rihanoff had anything to do with his marriage split following their partnership on the BBC dancing reality show.

However, rumours have emerged suggesting that the pair are now in a relationship, and Cohen's wife Abigail fuelled the speculation further when she tweeted a post, which read: "When a bird is alive, it eats ants. When the birth is dead, ants eat the bird. One tree makes a million match sticks. Only one match stick needed to burn a million trees. So be good... and do good."

Abigail, 36, sent the tweet to Rihanoff and added: "There you go lovely..."

In an attempt to defend herself from angry Strictly fans, Abigail wrote: "If you actually knew the truth then you wouldn't write that!"

Cohen and his estranged wife, who are parents to twin daughters, have been married for 12 years.