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Leinster rugby star Josh van der Flier marries long-term girlfriend in fairytale wedding

Leinster rugby star Josh van der Flier married his long-term girlfriend in a fairytale wedding last week.

Josh proposed to Sophie De Patoul in July 2021 after they dated for two and a half years. The 29-year-old, who also plays for Ireland, took to Instagram to share a beautiful photo of his marriage. He captioned the post: “11-8-22”

The pair are walking down the aisle in the first photo and they are outside the castle in front of a vintage car in the second. They celebrated their big day on Thursday, August 11 at Luttrellstown Castle in Dublin. His fellow rugby players took to the comment section to wish the newly married couple the best of luck.

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Conor Murray wrote: “Congrats guys ”, Bundee Aki said: “Massive congratulations to you both”, and Sean O’Brien commented: “Congratulations”.

Josh wore a suit by Irish designer Louis Copeland along with a matching bowtie. The rugby star has been playing for Ireland since 2016, when he started in the Six Nations against England at Twickenham.

Sophie also shared stunning snaps on Instagram. She said: “Got to marry my best friend 11-08” with Bonnie Ryan commenting: “Absolutely out of this world ! Congrats Sophie”.

Her bridesmaids wore one shoulder dresses in dull blue, while she wore a princess style gown with an off shoulder design and floral sleeves. Nas Ghaedi did her make-up and her hair was done by Sian Sharkey. She recently had her hen party with friends in Portugal.

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