WEARING sombre colours, hundreds of youngsters filed their way into Romsey Abbey to say goodbye to their popular friend.

While their clothes were dark, light shone down on Romsey as mourners gathered to remember the life of Macaulay Campbell.

They had come to celebrate the short-lived life of the 20-year old who had died hours after he had turned in an amazing performance for Romsey RFC.

Wherever there were dashes of colour they came in the yellow and blue of the rugby club's colours.

His team mates wore their club ties with pride while a wreath in the shape of a rugby ball was carried into the memorial service.

Popular songs drifted over the congregation while they waited for the family to arrive in limousines bearing the floral wreaths.

Mac's family were joined by schoolmates and teammates who packed out the Abbey for the celebration to the youngster's life.

The former Mountbatten School pupil died when the car he was driving was involved in a collision on Saturday February 20.

The tragic scenes that night occurred just hours after he had turned in a man-of-the-match performance for the club which was a part of his life.

His girlfriend Fleur Gollogly read out a letter to him while his father, Colin and brothers Luke and Sam remembered the times they spent together.