PICS: Prince William plays rugby with Ocean View, Masiphumelele & Langa students

The Prince of Wales visited The Atlas Foundation - a children's charity that works across 19 countries to support children's health and education through the power and network of rugby.

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Prince William is in Cape Town for the annual Earthshot Week, hosted in the city for the first time.

While the Prince of Wales gets ready to host the Earthshot Prize Awards on Wednesday, 6 November, the royal visited The Atlas Foundation - a children's charity that works across 19 countries to support children's health and education through the power and network of rugby.

The moment was captured in pictures and posted to The Prince and Princess of Wales Instagram page, showing Prince William playing rugby at the Atlas Foundation project at Ocean View Secondary - swopping formal dress shoes for some sneakers.

'Joining students from Ocean View, Masiphumelele and Langa Townships taking part in rugby coaching and digital skills classes with the support of @theatlascharity. Great to also be joined by Springbok legends Joel Stransky, Percy Montgomery and The Beast to see how these programmes use the power of sport to transform the lives of these amazing young people,' read the Instagram caption.