THIS WEEK IN 1996: Players get married in rugby club colours

Fareham register office saw plenty of white weddings but not manyÂ couples gotÂ hitched in red and black rugby kits.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Jul 2018, 10:57 BST

Updated 16th Jul 2018, 17:09 BST

Fareham register office saw plenty of white weddings but not manyÂ couples gotÂ hitched in red and black rugby kits

Keith Tolson and his bride Sherry Davies decided to take their marriage vows in the colours of Fareham Heathens club.

And after their big match they were cheered on by 15 team-mates who also turned out in full club kit.

The ceremony even had its own referee when Sherry's dad Dave turned up in his white official's outfit.

Scrum-half Sherry, 28, and Keith, 34, who lived in North End, Portsmouth, were both team captains for the Heathens.

They met eight years before when Sherry startedÂ the women's team.

'˜It was brilliant, especially when Â the girls in the teamÂ made an archway to walk under,' said Sherry.