Rugby-loving bride cheers husband on in wedding dress hours after marriage

Amy wore her wedding dress when she cheered on Craig (Picture: Craig and Amy Vinson)

A rugby-loving bride cheered her husband on from the sidelines in her wedding dress, just hours after the newlywed couple tied the knot.

Amy Vinson, 42, insisted Craig Vinson, 40, play for Hornets RFC after discovering his team’s last fixture of the season fell on their wedding day.

So after donning a suit and marrying Amy at Weston Registry Office on Saturday, Craig put on his kit, which included a new pair of white boots engraved with the date, and took to the field against Blake Bears RFC.

The friendly game ended 45-19 to Hornets, after which the wedding party and most of the players celebrated long into the night at the Pear Orchard pub in nearby Clevedon.

Amy, a paralegal ...