Kate said the England players ‘can be so proud’ of their tournament after their semi-final defeat.
The Princess of Wales has told England rugby players to walk away with their “heads held high” after their World Cup semi-final defeat to South Africa.
Kate, patron of the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League, told the players to be “so proud” of themselves in a personal post on social media. England’s 16-15 defeat against the Springboks at the Stade de France means South Africa will play New Zealand in the final.. Though it may have been defeat today, you can walk away from this tournament with your heads held high. C“Though it may have been defeat today, you can walk away from this tournament with your heads held high. C.”
The princess had been at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome last weekend to see England win their semi-final place by defeating Fiji.Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.
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