Wednesday 30 October 2013

Rugby League World Cup: Prince Charles greets England, Scotland and ...


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Ian Laybourn, Press Association




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16:25, 29 October 2013




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16:29, 29 October 2013



The Prince of Wales talked for an hour on Tuesday with players and officials taking part in the Rugby League World Cup.


Representatives of all 14 nations and tournament organisers attended a reception at Clarence House.


They included Australia captain Cameron Smith and England’s star forward Sam Burgess and team manager Barrie-Jon Mather.


Meet and greet: Prince Charles (middle) poses with players and representatives of teams competing at the Rugby League World Cup


Meet and greet: Prince Charles (middle) poses with players and representatives of teams competing at the Rugby League World Cup


All smiles: Prince Charles meets Australia captain Cameron Smith (middle) and manager Gareth Holmes (left)


All smiles: Prince Charles meets Australia captain Cameron Smith (middle) and manager Gareth Holmes (left)



‘It was quite surreal,’ said World Cup general manager Sally Bolton.


‘The Prince wasn’t able to get to any of the matches due to his diary commitments but he was keen to do something for the tournament, particularly because of his connections with the Commonwealth.


‘He met representatives of all the teams and chatted for a long time to Sam Burgess.’


Organisers are hoping the tournament will build on the legacy left by the London 2012 Olympics and say the early signs are encouraging.


Warm welcome: The Prince chats with England star Sam Burgess (right) at Clarence House


Warm welcome: The Prince chats with England star Sam Burgess (right) at Clarence House



A total of 75,370 fans have watched the opening five matches and England will play in front of a capacity crowd of 25,000 for their next match against Ireland in Huddersfield on Saturday.


‘Ticket sales have gone mad,’ Bolton added. ‘It’s going really well. We have been overwhelmed by the interest and demand for tickets.


‘We’re very pleased with it so far but there is still an awful long way to go.


‘We were always confident in what we needed to do to achieve but we needed the players to perform and they have.’


Friendly rivalry: Scotland hooker Andrew Henderson (third left) jokes with Sam Burgess of England (second right)


Friendly rivalry: Scotland hooker Andrew Henderson (third left) jokes with Sam Burgess of England (second right)









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The Lobster,


Samui, Thailand,


5 hours ago


‘The Prince wasn¿t able to get to any of the matches due to his diary commitments but he was keen to do something for the tournament, particularly because of his connections with the Commonwealth’


Mmmmmmm……….Not his cup of tea then I guess. Supports the idea of skipping a generation?





MRA,


Manchester,


9 hours ago


‘Now let me see. Rugby, isn’t that the game where one runs with and occasionally kicks a kind of ball thing, although one which is not round in the sense that one would normally expect…?’






Badger,


Badger, Ireland,


13 hours ago


Rugby League lol





mike_warriror,


Warrington, United Kingdom,


9 hours ago


Yes miles better than Yawnion!





mike_warriror,


Warrington, United Kingdom,


9 hours ago


Yes miles better than Yawnion!





yorkie,


huddersfield,


15 hours ago


non event…..Aussies nailed on to win!





mikepc3,


Manchester, United Kingdom,


1 day ago


Awesome!



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