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He's no daddy's boy! Sporty Kai Rooney, eight, takes charge during school rugby game... after cheering on his footballer dad Wayne with pregnant mum Coleen Rooney

He is the eldest son of one of the most famous footballers in the world.

But Kai Rooney proved he wasn't following in his father's footsteps when he showed he excelled at rugby during an intense school game in Manchester in recent weeks.

Leading the troops, the eight-year-old talented youngster courted attention as he raced around the pitch with the prized rugby ball.

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He's no daddy's boy! Sporty Kai Rooney, 8, took charge during his school rugby game in Manchester in recent weeks
He's no daddy's boy! Sporty Kai Rooney, 8, took charge during his school rugby game in Manchester in recent weeks

Coleen's son cut a sporty figure in his school's colours, a light blue shirt teamed with his navy shorts and rugby boots.