Rycroft Alport Foster, a beautiful baby boy, died last summer aged just 16 months old, from an infection while recovering from a stem cell (bone marrow) transplant that was his only chance of life due to the severity of his genetic condition - Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS).

I'm Andrew, Rycroft's dad, and we are delighted that on Saturday 20th April, teams from:

- my old school (as a pupil) Bradford Grammar

- my university college, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

- my school (as a teacher) and the club I still play for, Colfe's / Old Colfeians RFC

...came and played to raise money for Rycroft's three charities, all of which helped him in his life and are helping other children like him right now.

Those three charities are

- Great Ormond Street Hospital Fox Ward, where Rycroft had his Stem Cell Transplant

- Colchester Hospital Children's Ward, where Rycroft spent much of his life

- SDS UK, the charity for people with the rare genetic condition that Rycroft had

With the help of people like you, we've already been able to donate £60,000 to Rycroft's charities, and we hope this event will help us raise even more for them.

The best consolation we could ever have hoped for is that Rycroft's story helps other children like him go home to their families, happy and healthy.

Thank you.

Andrew Foster and Catherine Alport - Rycroft's mum and dad