Princess of Wales to attend England’s Rugby League World Cup quarter-final versus Papua New Guinea
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Princess of Wales to cheer on England in the Rugby League World Cup quarter-final against Papua New Guinea on Saturday… with Wigan double-header Kate’s first engagement since she became RFL patron in February, with women taking it before against Canada
- The Princess of Wales advances to the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World Cup in England
- On Saturday, the hosts entertain Papua New Guinea at the DW Stadium in Wigan
- The women will also play in the group stage against Canada on the same day
- It will be one of Kate’s first engagements since she became an RFL protector in February
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England will be cheered on by the Princess of Wales on Saturday during the Rugby League World Cup quarter-final against Papua New Guinea.
Kate will sit in the stands at Wigan’s DW Stadium, where the men’s last eight match follows the English women’s group match against Canada.
It will be her first time at a match since she took over from Prince Harry as patron of the Rugby Football League in February.
Harry was stripped of his royal patronage last year after announcing that he would no longer be a working member of the royal family.
RFL Chairman Simon Johnson said: ‘We will be delighted and honored to welcome the Princess of Wales as the Royal Patron of the RFL for the first time.
“With both our England women’s and men’s teams playing important World Cup games on Saturday, her presence will be a special occasion for our sport, for the World Cup and for the famous rugby league city of Wigan.”
Shaun Wane’s England are favorites to advance beyond Papua New Guinea, which they also defeated in the quarter-finals of the last World Cup in 2017. The winners meet Tonga of Samoa in the semi-finals at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium at 12 November.
The Princess of Wales will be in the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World Cup in England on Saturday
The English men will meet Papua New Guinea in the quarterfinals in Wigan . on Saturday
Courtney Winfield-Hill will be part of the England women’s team guarded by the Princess
The DW Stadium will host the England women against Canada for the men’s final eight clash