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DRUFC Dragon makes the England RWC team!

DRUFC Dragon makes the England RWC team!

Deepings RUFC17 Sep 2015 - 14:56

From DRUFC to the opening ceremony of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, a Deeping Dragon qualifies in top spot as one of Moody's Mascots......

It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to be at the very heart of rugby's biggest tournament
- Lewis Moody, ex England Captain

Massive congratulations to Henry Sullivan-Porteous, the Deepings RUFC mini player will become a worldwide superstar at the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup as he runs out in front of millions as England Rugby mascot with Captain Chris Robshaw and the England Rugby Team as they take on Fiji in the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Henry won the Land Rover completion which gas run globally, by auditioning for a panel of judges including Lewis Moody and Jason Robinson, both part of the 2003 World Cup winning squad.

The Moody's Mascots competition has seen players from grassroots rugby up and down the UK and inded the world for the other nations, audition in fornt of a TV crew performing a challenge.

The challenges could have been a rousing rendition of the National athem, an inspiring team talk or as Henry did welcome a visiting nation to the UK for the tournament. Lewis Moody can explain the rules better: here

Henry explainied to the judges how he would take the team for fish and chips with Queen and the teach them all the New Zealand Haka, including the Queen!

Henry learnt the Haka this summer at a RucksNMauls rugby camp and then proceded to give an outstanding performance to match that of Ritchie McCaw.

Henry has been given a new pair of club socks by Deepings RUFC for the big occasion, he was very excited as he left for the train station from his house in Market Deeping on Thursday, he has practiced the National Anthem and perfected his best TV smile.

You should be able to see Henry on the ITV breakfast programme between 07:00-07:30 on Friday morning and of course before the match in ITV on Friday evening


Behind the scenes at Henry's audition at the Land Rover Burleigh Horse Trials in September

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