Duchess of Cambridge is sporting inspiration as she takes up rugby roles – Yorkshire Post Letters

HOW I agree with Stuart Rayner (The Yorkshire Post, February3) about the ills of nasty behaviour in most levels of football.

Duchess of Cambridge in league of her own with dual England rugby roles ahead of Six Nations – The Yorkshire Post says

Thankfully I have never been in the world of football, only hockey and cricket. I began playing hockey at school aged 11.

Hockey players, officials, supporters and spectators behave very well 98 per cent of the time. Umpiring is a difficult, demanding job. We umpires make mistakes, of course we do.

Most players accept that and everything is carried out in a sporting way. Bias is not tolerated but thankfully only rarely appears and hockey remains a joy. However the Duchess of Cambridge knows the benefits of sport and she is a great role model for all that is good within sport, as pointed out by your Editorial in the same edition.

From: Andrew Mercer, Guiseley.

YOUR pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge at Twickenham, after becoming the patron of the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League, were totally enchanting.

She’s a wonderful role model who appreciates the power of sport to change lives.

The Duchess takes over from Prince Harry, whose absence, I suspect, won’t be missed.

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