The world’s most eligible bachelor got down and dirty on Monday taking part in a mock rugby match with teachers and students in Manchester to promote the sport in schools.
Despite joking he was “past it already” a 30-year-old Prince Harry joined male and female teachers along with Sarah Hunter – the vice-captain of the England team that won the Women’s rugby union World Cup in August – in a friendly scrimmage at the Eccles rugby club as part of his duties as patron of The English Rugby All Schools campaign.
According to the Express a few of the female teachers were only too happy wrestle the Prince with one reportedly blushing afterwards: “Prince Harry touched my cheek!”
Even star athlete Sarah Hunter, 29, from Newcastle, admitted: “When I go back and tell my England teammates that I played alongside Prince Harry, I think they will be jealous.”
Harry, a qualified rugby coach, was there to promote the number of state secondary schools playing rugby union.
At present there are around 1,600 state schools in the UK playing the game but by 2019 the scheme hopes to have added 750 more schools.
Prince Harry, a qualified rugby coach, took part in rugby training with some teachers and students in Manchester to promote rugby union in state schools.
Harry gives the thumbs up!
Prince Harry is never one to sit on the fence and not get involved with the activities of the day as her proves here playing a game of flag-rugby.
“Come and get me!” Oh, don’t worry, we are.
Harry joins some teachers in the scrimmage.
Prince Harry is a keen sportsman and used to play rugby at school.
Some of the female teachers were delighted to participate in the contact sport with the Prince.
Harry, a qualified rugby coach, was there to promote the number of state secondary schools playing rugby union.
