Prince Harry named as World Cup figurehead
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Prince Harry has been appointed as an honorary president of England Rugby 2015 to mark a year to go to the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The prince, a keen rugby fan, took part in a photo-call with former World Cup-winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson at Rugby School, the birthplace of the sport, to promote the tournament.
"The prince is a great rugby fan and recently inspired us all with the Invictus Games," England Rugby 2015 chief executive Debbie Jevans said.
"We have no doubt that he will help us achieve our aim of staging a tournament that reaches out to new and existing rugby …
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