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Handre Pollard and wife celebrate their 12 year anniversary

Springboks flyhalf Handre Pollard and his wife Marise celebrated their 12th anniversary on 24 June, shortly after the arrival of their first child together.

Taking to Instagram, Marise posted a short and sweet 12th anniversary message dedicated to the Springboks player, which featured various pictures of the pair coupled-up in white attire.

“12 jaar saam met jou, en ek het jou liewer as ooit. ???” (12 years with you and I love you more than ever), she wrote.

 

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Handre and Marise met through Facebook back in 2012. Amid their initial meeting, Marise was a student at The University of Pretoria and Handre was climbing up the ranks in rugby, by playing for The Bulls.

The pair tied the knot a few years later in 2017, at Cavalli Estate in the Cape Winelands area, they further reported.

Following about 6 years of marriage, Handre and Marise welcomed their first child together 0n April 25- a baby boy named Hunter André Pollard.

A picture taken post-birth was shared on Marise’s Instagram, with the caption “Hunter André Pollard. Our biggest blessing & Greatest love. 25 April 2024 | 3.6kg | 52cm”

 

 

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Internet users congratulated the couple commenting:

“Awww I love your love, said one user.

“Soo cute, commented another user adding heart emojis too.

“Julle twee is n pragtige paartjie ek love julle twee en hunter is so cute (the two of you are a beautiful couple, I love you two and Hunter is so cute),” said another user.

Compiled by Lauren Petersen

Published first on African Insider

Also see: Bernard Parker and his wife celebrates 12th wedding anniversary

 

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