What's the Chance? Triple birthday joy for Brumbies winger

Neither ever thought their first child would be born on the same date.

But on Thursday, instead of exchanging presents and blowing out candles, Mellissa was giving birth to daughter Kiana at Calvary Bruce Public Hospital in Canberra.

Mellissa and Chance, both 25, couldn't think of a better birthday present than their beautiful new baby girl - their first child.

Their families are busy working out the odds of mum, dad and bub all sharing the same birthday - Mellissa's dad thinks you've got far more chance of being hit by lightening.

Mellissa and Chance had a feeling Kiana was going to arrive before her due date the January 13th.

"We always thought she was going to come early," Mellissa said.

"Then when she wasn't coming and I hit 40 weeks I was like 'she's coming on our birthday, she's just holding out'."

Mellissa went into early labour on the 16th about 5am and Kiana was finally born about 3am the next day.

"My water broke early morning, and I knew she was coming on our birthdays then,"Mellissa said.

"I think everyone is so shocked, they are all talking about it."

"Even my friends are just saying that you never hear of it,"  Chance said.

Mellissa and Chance have been together for almost six years and first bonded over their shared birthday, January 17, 1994.

The couple, who met while both living in Newcastle, found out they were born just a few hours apart after becoming friends on Facebook.

Chance - who's taken time out from pre-season training for the ACT Brumbies for the upcoming Super Rugby season - is smitten with his new daughter and thinks she has a bright sporting future ahead of her.

"We were thinking soccer cause of the way she kicked in the belly," Chance said.

As for how they will celebrate their birthdays in the future, they know they'll be taking a back seat.

"I think our birthdays are out the window now," Mellissa said.

"Yeah it will be all about her - at least until she's 21," Chance said.