Prince George faced awkward moment during major event abroad alongside Prince William

Prince George faced an awkward moment during his first sports event abroad as he joined his father Prince William at the Rugby World Cup in France.

The Prince of Wales and his son watched Wales suffer a 17-29 defeat to Argentina in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Prince William is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union and travelled to France to support Wales.

Following the conclusion of the match, Prince William and Prince George went into the Wales team's dressing room.

Prince William is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union and travelled to France to support Wales.

However, welsh rugby union player Dan Bigger admitted that the encounter was slightly awkward for the royals.

Biggar wrote for his column in the Mail: "It was a quiet changing room.

"Prince William and George came in and that wasn’t the easiest gig they’ll get.

"No one had much to say."

Wales suffered a 17-29 defeat to Argentina in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Princess Kate will be in attendance to watch England's quarter-final clash with Fiji this evening.

The Princess of Wales is the patron of England’s Rugby Football Union.

In September, Princess Kate watched the World Cup group-stage match between England and Argentina at the Stade de Marseille.

Kate replaced Prince Harry in the role after the Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working member of the Royal Family.

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In February, Prince William provided an insight into the rugby rivalry he has with his wife.

The Prince of Wales was speaking ahead of a Six Nations match between England and Wales.

When asked if he enjoyed the match, Prince William responded: "Not a lot. We’ve been talking about it all weekend."

He added: "I’ve been getting non-stop grief all weekend about that."

Prince William is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union