itemprop=description content=The Princess of Wales was celebrating diversity in Rugby League during a visit to Hull.
The Princess of Wales was dubbed a wheelchair rugby natural after scoring a tricky conversion and quickly getting to grips with her chair.
Mr Coyd, added: “I think she’s been having secret practice sessions before coming here, because she’s a natural. She even finished a passing move with a try in the corner – she blew me away to be honest.”Dressed for a day celebrating diversity in Rugby League, Kate arrived at a sports hall in Hull wearing a polo-style shirt, tracksuit bottoms and trainers and declared: “I’ve come in sportswear to get stuck in.
The future Queen, patron of the Rugby Football League, smiled, joked and introduced herself to many of her teammates during the practice period with Hull FC players and some members of the World Cup winning squad after being given a quick course in handling a wheelchair.But the pressure moment came when she had to hit the ball over the bar after watching England player Tom Halliwell expertly punt it between the posts.
The profile of wheelchair rugby is on the rise after England’s historic win last November, watched by Kate, William and their three children, and the princess invited the squad to Hampton Court Palace in January to celebrate the achievement.Mr Coyd, 28, said after the visit: “It’s an amazing spectator sport, it covers all bases really, you’ve got the inclusivity, it’s the only sport in the world where at the top level you can have disabled and non-disabled players playing together.
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