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That's not much of a welcome, TV commentator quips as rowdy rugby fans boo Harry - while Sussex Squad insists they were jeering the referee

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During a rugby match between Leicester Tigers and Gloucester at Welford Road stadium, Prince Harry was shown on the big screen, prompting boos from some spectators. TV commentator Nick Mullins joked that the reception wasn't welcoming. While some online supporters claim the booing targeted the referee's decision rather than Harry, analysis of the footage suggests this explanation is unlikely, as the booing began after the referee's call and not before.

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On October 9, Prince Harry was booed by spectators during a rugby match between Leicester Tigers and Gloucester Rugby at Welford Road stadium in England. Harry, who has been a long-time rugby fan, attended the game with Andrea Pinchen, Leicester's chief executive, and had a beer in hand. The boos were audible when the TNT cameras briefly showed him on the big screen, causing commentator Nick Mullins to comment, "Some boos there." This incident occurred as Harry, 42, continues his return to the UK after living in the United States for six years with his wife Meghan, who did not attend this event. Despite reported tensions, particularly with his brother Prince William and wife Catherine, Harry has reportedly mended relations with his father, King Charles III, though he remains estranged from Prince William and his family. Leicester Tigers won the match against Gloucester Rugby with a score of 38-31.

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They don't have nights like this in California.' As the Duke of Sussex watched the Premiership match between Leicester Tigers and Gloucester, the unmistakable sound of booing from fellow rugby fans rippled around the stadium TV commentator Nick Mullins quipped: 'Well, that wasn't overly welcoming, was it?'

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🔮 Seconds later, however, boos could be heard from among the crowd of around 18,000 spectators.

2026-10-11 · Daily Mail

That's not much of a welcome, TV commentator quips as rowdy rugby fans boo Harry - while Sussex Squad insists they were jeering the referee · assertive framing

Claims (25 extracted, 2 hedged)

It was probably not the reception Prince Harry envisaged when he planned his dramatic return to the UK. asserted

he → envisage → UK

As the Duke of Sussex watched the Premiership match between Leicester Tigers and Gloucester on Friday night, the unmistakable sound of booing from fellow rugby fans rippled around Leicester's Welford Road stadium as he appeared on a big screen. asserted

he → watch → screen

It was enough for TV commentator Nick Mullins to quip: 'Well, that wasn't overly welcoming, was it?' asserted

it → quip → ?

Perhaps predictably, the duke's loyal 'Sussex Squad' supporters claimed online this weekend that it was the referee – and not Harry – who was the subject of the crowd's jeers. asserted

who → claim → jeers

Harry's attendance at the match, which was won by the Tigers, was one of a handful of his solo public outings since he, his wife Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet returned to the UK in August. asserted

he → win → August

The duke, 42, sat in the stands with his cousin George McCorquodale, each drinking a pint of beer as they watched the match. asserted

they → sit → match

They were accompanied by Andrea Pinchen, the Tigers' chief executive. asserted

They → accompany → Pinchen

With 26 minutes gone of the first half, the duke and Mr McCorquodale were shown on the big screen at the Clubhouse End of the ground. asserted

duke → go → ground

'Ah, face in the crowd,' said TNT Sports commentator Mullins. asserted

Mullins → say → crowd

it → have → stadium

Seconds later, however, boos could be heard from among the crowd of around 18,000 spectators. uncertain

boos → hear → spectators

'One or two boos around Mattioli Woods Welford Road,' Mullins said. asserted

Mullins → say → Road

Former England winger and pundit Ugo Monye wryly added: 'Welcome home!' Fellow pundit and former Wales captain Sam Warburton then joked that the crowd could be jeering Monye, a former Harlequins player, before Mullins referred again to the duke's reception. 'Well, that wasn't overly welcoming, was it?' he said. uncertain

he → add → reception

'No, it wasn't,' Monye replied, before Mullins quipped: 'Maybe they think he is a Gloucester supporter.' asserted

he → reply → ?

Online supporters of the Sussexes insisted the booing came from Gloucester fans unhappy at referee Karl Dickson for awarding the home side a scrum. asserted

booing → insist → scrum

'That's a lie,' wrote one. asserted

one → write → ?

'They were booing [the] referee's decision and then the camera cut to Harry.' asserted

camera → boo → Harry

Another wrote: 'They were booing the referee's decision. asserted

They → write → decision

Meanwhile, a friend of the duke last night told the MoS: 'It's been presented as the crowd booing him and that's what the press have decided. asserted

press → tell → what

'Doesn't matter that they were actually booing the ref's call to award the scrum to Leicester following an alleged knock-on from Gloucester. asserted

they → matter → Gloucester

But a careful analysis of footage, which was broadcast live, makes such an explanation implausible. The referee awarded the scrum to Leicester after 26 minutes and 38 seconds. asserted

referee → broadcast → minutes

The booing did not start until 26 minutes and 54 seconds – 16 seconds later. asserted

booing → start → minutes

The son of Princess Diana's older sister Lady Sarah, George McCorquodale, 41, lives in Lincolnshire and is known to be close to Harry. asserted

son → live → Harry

His night out comes amid a series of public outings by the Sussexes in recent weeks. asserted

night → come → weeks

The couple were photographed earlier this month having lunch at Cotswolds pub The Falkland Arms. asserted

couple → photograph → pub