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Post by Admin on Nov 5, 2019 7:26:49 GMT
The Duke of Sussex congratulates the South African team after they beat England in the Rugby World Cup Final. Prince Harry shares a beer with the players and poses for photos with them. Report by Jeremy Barnes. Rugby fan Harry was seen joking with the thrilled winners, who washed down their victory with a few well-deserved beers. The Duke seemed relaxed and smiling as he shook their hands - despite the brutal defeat. Harry had delivered a personal message from the Queen to England's men ahead of the match at the 72,300 capacity stadium, but it failed to lift them to victory.
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Post by Admin on Nov 6, 2019 7:09:32 GMT
The first Rugby World Cup in Asia draws to a close with South Africa crowned champions and a multitude of records broken in the most impactful and ground-breaking Rugby World Cup in history. With a record 99.3 per cent attendance across the tournament resulting in 1.84 million tickets sold, in addition to more than 1.13 million people filling the official fanzones and over 400,000 international visitors enjoying the incredible hospitality of hosts Japan, Rugby World Cup once again took its place at the top table of global sporting events. Japan 2019 also smashed records for fan engagement around the globe with an incredible 1.7 billion digital video views and an estimated worldwide broadcast audience of 400 million, including a domestic all-time record television audience of 54.8 million for the unforgettable Japan v Scotland pool phase match. World Rugby and the Japan Rugby 2019 Organising Committee can look back on an incredible six weeks of action that saw competitiveness again increase on the field of play with the outstanding performances of Japan’s Brave Blossoms and admirable efforts from the likes of Uruguay, Georgia, Namibia and Tonga contributing to a decrease in the average winning margin between established and developing nations, and demonstrating that the future of international rugby is increasingly competitive. Off the pitch Japan 2019 has proved to be the most impactful in history with more than 1.8 million new rugby participants across Asia as part of World Rugby’s Impact Beyond legacy programme, while the generosity of the global rugby family has seen a record breaking £2 million raised for the ChildFund Pass It Back initiative, Rugby World Cup’s principal charity partner, benefitting over 25,000 underprivileged young people in Asia via rugby and life skills programmes.
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Post by Admin on Nov 6, 2019 21:14:42 GMT
Royal fans traveling between Tokyo and England for the 2019 Rugby World Cup got the surprise of a lifetime recently when rugby lover Prince Harry stepped onto the plane.
The 35-year-old royal was in town for the championships held between South Africa and England and reportedly flew to and Heathrow in the economy section of a Nippon Airways flight.
"Sitting across from Prince Harry on our flight to Tokyo... and I can confirm he is a beaut. Nearly fell off my seat when he came on board," wrote Irish fan Victoria Secret about spotting the duke. Footage captured by The Daily Mail shows the father-of-one on the plane on the way to Toyko.
Harry took to Instagram this weekend after the championships to commend England's team for their effort, despite their loss. "Tonight was not England's night, the duke wrote. 'But the whole nation is incredibly proud of what @englandrugby have achieved over the past few months. Hold your heads high boys, you did an outstanding job and we couldn't have asked more from you."
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