Wills steals a victory from competitive Kate: Duke of Cambridge's children's team triumphs at rugby... leaving Royal couple with one win each on New Zealand tour



Kate and William arrived in Dunedin on Sunday and received a traditional welcome from Ngai Tahu tribe members

Duchess of Cambridge showed her maternal side, hugging a five-year-old girl, after a Maori hongi welcome

The couple attended a Palm Sunday church service at Cathedral of St Paul in Dunedin

Thousands-strong crowd lined the streets to see the Duke and Duchess after the service

Kate and William then attended a 'Rippa Rugby' children's tournament accompanied by members of the All Blacks

They were each given a team to coach and William's team, Clutha, beat Kate's Pirates in a 30-20 victory

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The Duke of Cambridge won royal bragging rights today when he coached a 'Rippa Rugby' team to victory over opponents led by his wife.

Still smarting from the defeat he suffered last week when the Duchess comprehensively won a yachting challenge, the Duke was determined to win on the pitch.

His team of ten youngsters did not let him down and they were comfortable winners against Kate's group in front of thousands of cheering fans and at the final whistle he punched the air in delight with both fists.

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The Duchess of Cambridge greeted five-year-old, Mataawhio Matahaere-vieint, with a traditional Maori greeting, before the little girl asked if she could give Kate a hug



Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Dunedin as part of their three-week tour to New Zealand and Australia The Duke and Duchess were greeted at the airport by a traditional Maori welcome from the Ngai Tahu tribe, the main tribe on the South Island

Five-year-old Mataawhio Matahaere-vieint presented the Duchess with a gift of books for Prince George

This afternoon the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will fly to picturesque Queenstown where they will enjoy an afternoon tasting at the Otago Wines Amisfield Winery followed by a trip on the white-knuckle rapids ride the Shotover Jet.

Tonight, as revealed exclusively by the Daily Mail last month, the couple will stay in a £6,500 a night luxury lodge with break-taking views of the region's lakes and mountains without their son, Prince George.

Spectacularly situated just outside of Queenstown, the lodge will offer the couple a luxurious – and no doubt rather romantic - interlude during their three-week tour.

Regularly voted as one of the 101 top hotels in the world, it prides itself as being the ‘perfect, private hideaway’.

With just ten suites and villas, it will offer the royal couple complete seclusion. The entire resort has been booked out for their one-night stay on April 13th.

William and Kate are expected to reside in the owner’s cottage, which boasts a private balcony for guests to drink in the wonderful views of the lake and mountain ranges behind it from the depths of its own Jacuzzi.

After the couple's official welcome at Dunedin airport, they travelled to the Cathedral Church of St Paul for Sunday morning worship The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend a 'Rippa Rugby ' tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Forsyth Barr Stadium. Rippa Rugby is a non-contact version of rugby, aimed to teach the game to children After a day of engagements in Dunedin, Kate and William will spend the night at a luxury £6,420 per night resort in Christchurch, without Prince George. However the lodge was secured for its royal guests for a heavily discounted rate Styled by a leading local interior designer, it has a spacious main lounge, study, kitchen and dining room as well as four expansive bedrooms furnished with walk-in closets and in-room bars. Even the bathrooms offer uninterrupted views of the vista. The main lodge itself boasts a luxury spa facility, infinity swimming pool and sauna and fitness centre. Rates for the owner’s cottage, which includes pre-dinner drinks with hors d’oeuvres, a seasonal gourmet dinner, full breakfast is normally NZ$12,750 - £6,420. Fortunately for New Zealand taxpayers, who are footing much of the bill for the tour, the lodge has been secured for a massively discounted rate of just a few hundred pounds for the night. The couple’s son, Prince George, will be left behind with his new nanny at the couple’s base in Wellington some 500 miles away. Kensington Palace has declined to comment on the location of the couple’s hotel for security reasons last night. But a spokesman told the Mail: ‘The New Zealand government have secured accommodation at very substantially reduced rates, which are actually equivalent to the cost of a room in a local hotel.’ An aide said the both the government and local tourist board ‘recognise the extraordinary and positive public spotlight the visit will put on New Zealand and we have taken their recommendation in relation to this accommodation.' Ripeka Potiki, seven, greeted Kate with a hongi, before presenting the royal couple a gift of albatross feathers

An elder from the Ngai Tahu tribe greeted the Duchess of Cambridge and presented her with a gift to welcome her to Dunedin Kate received a hongi welcome from a a Ngai Tahu elder as she lands in Dunedin, in the south island of New Zealand