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Prince Harry Plays Rugby With South African Kids

Prince Harry has marked World Aids Day by visiting charities in South Africa that use sport to help children living in poverty.

On the second day of his tour of South Africa, the Prince put on his sports kit to play a game of tag rugby with children at The Shark Tank, the home of The Sharks.

The organisation is working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to give them opportunities to learn new skills.

The Prince's team was beaten by one captained by former Springbok captain John Smit, now CEO of the Sharks.

When Sky News asked Prince Harry if he enjoyed his game with the children, he said: "Yes, but his lot were much better than my lot."

Speaking afterwards Smit said the Royal visit was a "privilege", adding: "To have him here, to see how humble he is, it's a big deal.

"He comes across as such a good bloke. It's good for our kids, who come from some pretty rural areas with not much to their names, to meet someone like him."

Smit admitted he did not really talk to Harry about the recent Rugby World Cup and England's dismal performance, saying: "As soon as I mentioned the World Cup he mentioned Japan, so we didn't talk about it any more."

The Prince also took a trip to the beach in Durban to find out about a charity called Surfers Not Street Children.

The organisation works with children who have been left homeless, giving them a place to stay and support to get their life back on track.

The Prince watched a group of teenagers take part in a surf workshop but did not brave the water himself.

Andile Zulu, who was only six years old when he was orphaned and became homeless, spoke to Sky News about his experiences.

Now 23, he has a job and life is looking better.

"I don't want to live on the streets," he said. "I've done drugs but I stopped because I saw it's not healthy for me and it's not healthy for my surfing.

"I'm not going to get anywhere in life doing them."

The Royal party has now flown on to Kruger National Park, where Prince Harry will concentrate on promoting the work carried out by rangers to protect endangered animals.

He arrived at Skukuza airport where he was greeted by some of the team he met in the summer, when he spent private time in South Africa following conservation experts.

The Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga is one of the largest tourist attractions within South Africa, but also the park where the most poaching of rhinos takes place.

The number of incidents in South Africa has dramatically increased in the past five years. In 2010, 333 rhinos were poached across the country. This year, more than 1,500 have been poached so far.