{"id":568269,"date":"2026-07-26T01:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T01:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/568269\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T01:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T01:03:40","slug":"leinster-rugby-stars-celebrate-at-players-dreamy-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/568269\/","title":{"rendered":"Leinster rugby stars celebrate at player&#8217;s dreamy wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several Leinster rugby stars were dressed to impress this weekend as they helped Will Connors and his wife Sarah Clarke kick off married life in style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will, who has recently left Leinster for Connacht, and Sarah announced their engagement in April 2025\u00a0and looked every inch the happy newlyweds in photos from their big day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah wore a gorgeous strapless gown for her big day, which had a structured corset top and full skirt. She added a veil to complete her bridal look.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wed6.jpg\" alt=\"Will Connors and Sarah Clarkes' wedding. Pic: Sarah Clarke \/ Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2175013\"  \/>Will Connors and Sarah Clarke&#8217;s wedding. Pic: Sarah Clarke \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple picked Kilshane House in Co Tipperary to host their nuptials, with photos showing them making the most of the venue\u2019s outside space and strolling through the grounds while the sun shone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for their guests, Sarah and Will were joined by several familiar faces, including James Lowe and his wife Arni, who are gearing up for a big life change of their own. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like the groom, James&#8217; time at Leinster recently came to an end, and he&#8217;s now preparing to <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/06\/09\/the-lineout\/james-lowe-new-club-reports\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/06\/09\/the-lineout\/james-lowe-new-club-reports\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">move with his family to Japan<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lowes.jpg\" alt=\"James and Arni Lowe at Will Connors and Sarah Clarkes' wedding. Pic: Arni Lowe \/ Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2175011\"  \/>James and Arni Lowe at Will Connors and Sarah Clarke&#8217;s wedding. Pic: Arni Lowe \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James looked smart in a black tux at his former teammate&#8217;s wedding while Arni was gorgeous in a navy blue floor-length dress with ruching across the front. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew Porter and his wife Elaine were also among the guests, with Elaine opting for a fabulous red dress with ruffled sleeves and a floral pattern across the material. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/porters.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Porter and Elaine at Will Connors and Sarah Clarkes' wedding. Pic: Elaine Porter \/ Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2175017\"  \/>Andrew Porter and Elaine at Will Connors and Sarah Clarke&#8217;s wedding. Pic: Elaine Porter \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another guest going for a bright colour on the big day was Charlotte Murphy, who is in a relationship with Ciaran Frawley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte\u2019s orange dress was perfect for the sunny July day, and she accessorised with a gold clutch bag and dangling earrings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wed.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Murphy and Ciaran Frawley at Will Connors and Sarah Clarkes' wedding. Pic: Charlotte Murphy \/ Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2175015\"  \/>Charlotte Murphy and Ciaran Frawley at Will Connors and Sarah Clarke&#8217;s wedding. Pic: Charlotte Murphy \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other photos from the wedding show Will and Sarah posing with their adorable dog and being welcomed into the wedding breakfast by their guests waving napkins around in the air. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharing the first professional snap from his wedding, Will said there wasn&#8217;t &#8216;a dry eye&#8217; in the place when he and Sarah said I Do.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wed1.jpg\" alt=\"James and Arni Lowe at Will Connors and Sarah Clarke's wedding. Pic: Arni Lowe \/ Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2175012\"  \/>James and Arni Lowe at Will Connors and Sarah Clarke&#8217;s wedding. Pic: Arni Lowe \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not much is known about Sarah, who works as a fashion buyer for Penneys, and Will&#8217;s relationship as they&#8217;re pretty private online. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of their wedding, Sarah was treated to <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/05\/30\/entertainment\/celebrity\/leinster-wags-hens\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/05\/30\/entertainment\/celebrity\/leinster-wags-hens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a &#8216;last rodeo&#8217; themed hen<\/a> in Kerry by her girl gang. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A huge congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs from us all at EVOKE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several Leinster rugby stars were dressed to impress this weekend as they helped Will Connors and his wife&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":568270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60],"class_list":["post-568269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}