Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries gets rugby league and rugby union mixed up while speaking at world cup event

Nadine Dorries slips up confusing rugby league and union in embarrassing speech

The Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries stunned a rugby league audience by confusing the 13-man game with the rival code at a World Cup event.

‘That 2003 drop-goal’: Nadine Dorries confuses rugby codes in embarrassing gaffe

Speaking at a Rugby League World Cup event, the culture secretary reflected on her favourite memory from the sport – which was in fact an iconic moment from rugby union

Gaffe-Prone Nadine Dorries Drops The Ball With Rugby League Clanger

"She does not bother to master her brief and isn't clever enough to compensate."

Nadine Dorries confuses rugby codes and cites Jonny Wilkinson in speech at Rugby League World Cup event

The Culture Secretary embarrassed herself in a speech at a Rugby League World Cup event in St Helens

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries gets rugby league and rugby union mixed up while speaking at world cup event

Ms Dorries, who is secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, told a rugby league audience how much she enjoyed England winning the 2003 World Cup - a rugby union tournament.

Nadine Dorries confuses rugby league with rugby union in embarrassing gaffe

Ask any rugby fan, and they’ll tell you that the difference between rugby league and rugby union is absolutely massive. They’re completely different sports, in fact, and it would be pretty embarrassing for anyone to confuse the two – especially if, say, they were Secretary of State for Digital, Cult...