Mansfield Rugby Club is a strictly amateur community club, and for many of us, it is a place that is close to our heart. As a result of the pandemic, we have been closed since March with no income from our usual activities. However, costs in maintaining the clubhouse and grounds do not stop. We firmly believe that people are happy to help those who are prepared to help themselves. Which is why we have launched a club-wide fundraising campaign to ensure our short to medium term future comprising of a series of physical challenges. It’s a real club effort with members involved from every team across our seniors and juniors, men’s and women’s as well as non-playing administrators.

We are staging a series of challenges and events called the Mansfield Rugby Club 30 Day Challenge, which runs from the 1st to 30th July. The range of events are shown below, and you can see that there is a wide variety of activities that will test us all in terms of strength, stamina, resolve and in some cases, skill. You will be able to keep up with the progress of all the challenges on our club Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts.

This is the list of challenges being undertaken by club members over the 30 days:

Pete Steffen - 1000km bike ride in 30 days

Daz Topliss - 24 hours spinning bike challenge

Kev Geary & Lauren Hartshorn - 200km run in 30 days

MRUFC Women's and Girls - 30 mile walk to Clumber Park and back

Nick Hughes - virtual cycle to every rugby club in Nottinghamshire (400 miles) in 30 days

Lisette Westwater and friends - kicking 3 miles of successful conversions

Brydie Hamel - running 24 miles in 24 hours

Martin Troop - rowing machine challenge to Twickenham (160 miles) in 30 days

Andy Foster – virtual cycle to Twickenham and back (320 miles) in 15 days

MRUFC Vets - virtual relay run to Twickenham (160 miles) in 30 days

Lily Barker U11 girls - running 30 miles in 30 days

Maisie Walter - from U15 girls will cycle 100 miles in 30 days

Boys U11s, U12s, & U13s - 2020 Challenge to run/walk/cycle 2020 miles in 30 days

Girls U11s, U13s, & U15s - 2020 Challenge to run/walk/cycle 2020 miles in 30 days

MRUFC Men's Seniors - The 'Big 6 Challenge' competition with 6 Teams in 6 Events testing Strength / Speed / Stamina (sprint/distance run/lifting/tyre flip/step-ups/tyre pull)

U16s & U17s - pass the ball 5km relay challenge over 155km

U14s Bronco Run challenge doing 30 days of shuttle runs

If you feel that you can help with a donation of any amount, please do. Thank you in anticipation of your support on behalf of the membership of our club. Rest assured that your donation will go towards ensuring the future of a brilliant town and community club .