𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲:

𝗔𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the whistle will blow, 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻. They won’t stop until 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆. That’s 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀+ 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆, with the goal of 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 (set in 2017).

・ 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀: One men’s, one women’s.

・ 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Teams of up to 12 players each, playing by 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝟳𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀.

・ 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁: Players, refs, physios, and volunteers will keep the game going, rain or shine.

𝗪𝗵𝘆?

Because rugby isn’t just about tries and tackles—it’s about 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. I’m raising funds for LooseHeadz, a charity 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆. Their work funds 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱, and 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 when a teammate isn’t okay.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

Your support could help:

£𝟭𝟬 → Provide signposting content for a rugby club.

£𝟮𝟭 → Kit out a trainer with mental health resources.

£𝟭𝟬𝟵 → Fund one counselling session for someone struggling.

£𝟭,𝟬𝟳𝟴 → Cover a full course of therapy for a player in crisis.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲:

As someone who’s spent a decade in rugby, I’ve seen firsthand how this sport 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗽. But I’ve also seen the 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 behind the scenes. LooseHeadz is changing that, and I want to do my part.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽:

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 - Even £5 makes a difference. Give now (or scan the QR code).

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 – Post my JustGiving link on your socials, WhatsApp, or email. Tag @LooseHeadz and #TackleTheStigma!

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 - Follow the live updates on 24th–25th July and root for the record!

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿: 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁.