ITV Love Island's Jacques reunited with teammates and fans at Castleford Tigers as he and Paige delete all traces of each other

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Love Island star Jacques O'Neill has returned to his former rugby club to receive a warm welcome from teammates and fans. Jacques left Castleford Tigers in west Yorkshire to go on the ITV2 reality show in June and on Friday he was delighted to join them for their win over Catalans Dragons.

Jacques, who left the dating contest show early over his mental health after struggling to see newcomer Adam Collard flirting with his partner in the villa Paige Thorne, was beaming as he chatted with and hugged supporters after being introduced onto the pitch. "Can't beat the rugby fans especially the tigers' family," he wrote on his Instagram as he shared video clips from his day.

With another clip of himself joining in the dressing room celebrations with the players he said: "What a night @ctrlfc topped off with a win." Jacques also made an appeal as he shared a video of himself meeting one fan: "Being able to make someone smile like this genuinely makes me so happy, he said." "Honestly one of the best feelings ever yesterday. Can someone please help me get in contact with the lads' family?" he asked.

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Fans have noticed that Jacques, who went through a rocky patch with paramedic Paige after he kissed Cheyanne Kerr in the famous TV villa in Mallorca while she was on a girls' trip to Casa Amor, and his ex have now deleted all traces of each other from their Instagram accounts leaving no pictures documenting their coupling on the hit show.

On Thursday Jacques issued a lengthy statement apologising for his behaviour. He quit Love Island last month in one of the most emotional moments in the 2022