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Prince William is a patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, and Kate Middleton is a patron of the Rugby Football Union.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2025
The Jac Lewis Foundation, created to honor Jac, who died by suicide in 2019, recently launched a mental health hub in partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union, of which the Prince is patron.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
From school sports to club academies, from WSL to League One, from football to rugby (Rugby Union and Rugby League) cricket and beyond the pipeline is where the real potential lies.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Apparently very relaxed and smiling , the couple appeared from the presidential box at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, as the prince is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, while the princess is the patron of the English Rugby Union.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Prince William has been patron of the Welsh Rugby Union since 2016, while his wife's patronage of the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League of England is a newer royal role.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Russell is a 21-year-old international pathway program player from Australia who is converting from playing Rugby Union.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Aug. 2024
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2025
The Jac Lewis Foundation, created to honor Jac, who died by suicide in 2019, recently launched a mental health hub in partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union, of which the Prince is patron.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
From school sports to club academies, from WSL to League One, from football to rugby (Rugby Union and Rugby League) cricket and beyond the pipeline is where the real potential lies.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Apparently very relaxed and smiling , the couple appeared from the presidential box at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, as the prince is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, while the princess is the patron of the English Rugby Union.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Prince William has been patron of the Welsh Rugby Union since 2016, while his wife's patronage of the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League of England is a newer royal role.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Russell is a 21-year-old international pathway program player from Australia who is converting from playing Rugby Union.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Rugby Union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rugby%20Union. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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