{"id":2238637,"date":"2026-01-17T08:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2238637"},"modified":"2026-01-17T08:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:50:12","slug":"the-princess-of-wales-reveals-playful-rugby-tip-dont-get-tackled-by-prince-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-princess-of-wales-reveals-playful-rugby-tip-dont-get-tackled-by-prince-george\/","title":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales reveals playful rugby tip: don&#8217;t get tackled by Prince George!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Princess of Wales praised the Red Roses rugby team for<br \/>\nushering in a new generation of girls to the sport at a Windsor<br \/>\nCastle reception, and revealed her own rugby tip: don\u2019t get tackled<br \/>\nby Prince George!<\/p>\n<p>Catherine, who serves as patron of the Rugby Football Union and<br \/>\nthe Rugby Football League, hosted a reception for the newly-minted<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Rugby World Cup champions, praised the Red Roses for<br \/>\nhelping to usher in a new generation of girls in the sport who<br \/>\n<em>\u201cperhaps might not even have thought rugby was for<br \/>\nthem.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She added: <em>\u201cI think it really showed how accessible rugby is<br \/>\nto so many types of girls in different parts of the<br \/>\ncountry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The mother of three also spoke of how the Wales family enjoys<br \/>\nplaying rugby at school and at home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Princess-of-Wales-at-the-Red-Roses-reception-at-Windsor-Castle-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Princess of Wales at the Red Roses reception at Windsor Castle\" class=\"wp-image-216421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Princess-of-Wales-at-the-Red-Roses-reception-at-Windsor-Castle-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Princess-of-Wales-at-the-Red-Roses-reception-at-Windsor-Castle-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Princess-of-Wales-at-the-Red-Roses-reception-at-Windsor-Castle-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Princess-of-Wales-at-the-Red-Roses-reception-at-Windsor-Castle-360x450.jpg 360w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Princess-of-Wales-at-the-Red-Roses-reception-at-Windsor-Castle.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Princess of Wales at the<br \/>\nRed Roses reception at Windsor Castle Prince and Princess of Wales<br \/>\n\/ Instagram \/ Fair Use<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u201cRugby is so accessible,\u201d<\/em> she said. <em>\u201c[Prince] Louis<br \/>\nis playing touch rugby, and it\u2019s such a great game.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catherine said that her sons, Prince George and Prince Louis,<br \/>\nare both playing at school while Princess Charlotte is only playing<br \/>\nat home right now because there\u2019s no girls league through<br \/>\nschool.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine said that separate teams for boys and girls shouldn\u2019t<br \/>\nnecessarily matter for younger children, but when they age and get<br \/>\nphysically stronger, it should matter more. <em>\u201cGeorge now, if we<br \/>\nplay at home, I do not want to get tackled by George! But, up to a<br \/>\ncertain age I think it\u2019s great.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The members of<br \/>\nthe Red Roses showed the Princess of Wales a scrapbook of memories<br \/>\nof the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup and brought her a signed jersey and<br \/>\na medal as a gift. Before departing, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTiftDjiH2J\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they all posed for a team photo<\/a>, with Catherine, in<br \/>\na scarlet pant suit, sitting front and centre next to the<br \/>\ntrophy.<\/h5>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Afterwards, Kensington Palace shared the team photo with<br \/>\nCatherine on social media, writing: <em>\u201cA great day hosting<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Rugby World Cup winners the Red Roses today at Windsor!<br \/>\nCongratulations to you all \u2013 what an achievement!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Red Roses won the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup against Canada in<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/royal-news\/the-princess-of-wales-cowboy-hat-214304\/\"><br \/>\nSeptember 2025<\/a>, their third win after championships in 1994 and<br \/>\n2014.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Princess of Wales praised the Red Roses rugby team for ushering in a new generation of girls to the sport at a Windsor Castle reception, and revealed her own rugby tip: don\u2019t get tackled by Prince George! 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