BANDOL, France: Former England five-eighth Jonny Wilkinson married his long-term live-in girlfriend Shelley Jenkins in a private ceremony in the southern French resort of Bandol on Monday, the local mayor reported.
Wilkinson, 34, a national hero in England after clinching the 2003 World Cup with a last-gasp field goal against Australia in the final, plies his trade with nearby French Top 14 club and European champions Toulon.
Bandol mayor Christian Palix said Wilkinson and Jenkins, who live in the town, had only invited two witnesses to the low-key ceremony in the local town hall.
"He is an iconic figure in the sporting world and someone with great human qualities," Palix said.
Val says - both Malc and I missed this one, if I only read the Daily Mail or Hello magazine I would not have missed it!
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