Following in dad’s footsteps! Mike Tindall reveals four-year-old Lena started playing rugby

Mike Tindall has revealed how his youngest daughter Lena plays rugby for her local team during an appearance on The One Show.

The 44-year-old former England rugby professional, who is married to the Queen’s eldest granddaughter Zara Tindall, said their four-year-old son has joined a local under-six team.

But Mike, who previously spoke about how his eldest daughter Mia, eight, plays rugby for the same team, said: “It’s always hard during the winter when it’s cold to get them out.

She added: ‘I have found with the girls, that the battle to go on and get dirty is still a battle. Once they’re there, they’re fine.

Mike is a former rugby union international who also played off center for Bath and Gloucester, also earning 75 caps for England between 2000 and 2011.

And after host Alex Jones jokingly said it was the same with kids, Mike said: “We’ll figure it out with Lucas, I’m judging that it’s not going to be a problem getting dirty.” He loves to spin. We’ll see!

Appearing on the show, Mike explained that both his girls are playing rugby, saying they are in a weekly league.

He said: ‘Lena just joined because she’s only four, she’s under six.

‘It’s always hard during the winter when it’s cold to get them out the door. They love it when they get there, but every rugby parent will know that battle.

‘I’ve noticed with girls, that the battle to go and get dirty is still a battle. Once they’re there, they’re fine.

Mike previously revealed how his eldest daughter Mia had started playing rugby last year.

Speaking on an episode of his podcast, The good, the bad and rugby last year, he said, “It’s always hard to make Mia go away, she’s like ‘I don’t like it’ and then you get there, and she’s gone.”

Speaking on the podcast, Mike explained: “Mia hit a couple…it was a thriller eight in the first game and then a thriller nine in the second.”

Speaking about his daughter’s involvement in tag team rugby, Mike later added: It’s funny how much has changed in the last year or so since they came back.

‘(She) is figuring out how to avoid people because they’d all be really bunched up before.

“Now they’re getting more, where they intersect, but then they all push back and people are just falling off.”

And the Tindall boys aren’t the only royals currently playing rugby.

Earlier this year, the Princess of Wales revealed that her youngest son Louis is “crazy about rugby” on a visit to the England wheelchair rugby league team to celebrate their World Cup title. .

Telling the team that she and her family had watched the final on television, the mother-of-three said the family loved to compete against each other, particularly siblings Prince George, Prince Charlotte and Prince Louis.

The princess, 41, said: “We are always a bit competitive with each other.” They all love sports and Louis is crazy about rugby.

“They’re at an age where they love to run.”

And last year, Prince George revealed that learning is playing rugby at school.

The petite royal, who is the same age as Mia, said he has yet to confront his mother cheekily, telling Kate: “I haven’t accosted you yet” after joining his parents at the party of England’s Six Nations v Wales at Twickenham Stadium. .

The eight-year-old royal was spotted in the stands between Prince William and Kate, who were head-to-head in the first match Kate had attended since becoming a sponsor of Rugby Football Union.

Asked if George would support his mother’s or father’s team, the young prince shrugged and smiled at William, who laughed: “It’s become quite the event in the house,” he said. to his wife, adding: “She likes him a lot.” I’m trying to stay out of it.

Kate then asked George to tell the group about how he had started playing rugby at his school: “He has the whole team,” she said.

George talked about how he’s just started learning to tackle, before turning to his mother: “But I haven’t tackled you yet!”

Kate responded, laughing: ‘Yes, you have!’