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In 2008 Stuart Mangan, suffered a severe spinal injury while playing rugby for the club and tragically died on the 7th August 2009. Stuart was only 26 and his injury and death greatly affected players at Hammersmith and Fulham RFC, who have since raised over £100,000 for injured players charities.

His death also affected the international rugby playing community and an idea that began between Stuart and Matt Hampson (England Under 20’s Prop while Stuart was in hospital), for an England vs. Ireland Legends Charity game, was later developed by Shane Byrne and Len Dineen of Ireland & Martin Corry and Jason Leonard of England, in to the now famous Legends Match.

The first Legends Match was played at the Stoop in 2010 on the eve of the 6 Nations match and the cup they still play for is the Stuart Mangan Memorial Trophy.

On the 9th February this year, the match is being played in Dublin and Hammersmith & Fulham RFC Vets have been honoured, to be asked to play in a curtain raiser at the Donnybrook ground, against an All Ireland Veteran 15.

The aim of the match is to raise as much money as possible in Stuart’s memory, for RFU Injured Players and the IRFU Charitable Trust, that both do so much good work in looking after seriously injured players.

Over 40 HFRFC Vets will be making the trip to Dublin. We are each funding our own tour costs and have collectively pledged to raise at least £10,000. But we hope with your help it will be much, much more.

Please dig deep to support these great charities and if you are in Dublin please come and watch! Tickets can be bought through Ticketmaster http://www.irelandenglandlegends.com

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