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Steve McNamara and the England team continues to support the RFL Benevolent Fund. Matt King was invited to be the guest speaker giving the England Team a motivational speech before the England v Australia game at Wembley. Matt was present at their pre match training session at Wembley and went on to give the boys […]
This year’s President’s Ball is being held at the Queens Hotel, Leeds on Saturday January 14th 2012. This prestigious event is one of the cornerstones of the RFL social calendar and raises over £20,000 for the RFL Benevolent Fund. Tickets are available at £60 each or £600 for a table of 10. This is a […]
The RFL Benevolent Fund and the British Lions are holding their annual lunch on Sunday January 29th 2012. The luncheon event will take place at the Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford at 1pm. As well as the normal fundraising itinerary, the function hosts the RFL Roll of Honour awards. These prestigious awards are given to individuals […]
A man who was paralysed from the neck down is celebrating a hat-trick of good news – including becoming a dad. John Power was just 18 when he suffered a devastating rugby injury which left him confined to a wheelchair. Despite an abrupt end to his professional rugby league career John is proving that it […]
Neil Storey completed the 10k run around sheffield city centre in 1 hour 3 mins and 46 secs and finished 3470th out of 10,000 entrants. So far i have raised £105 on my site with £23.75 to be added through gift aid. My site is still up and running and more donations are hopefully on […]
Earlier this month (September 2011) a young Harlequins Rugby League academy player Jack Brennan was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Having suffered with numbness in his neck and shoulders for months, which he put down to a injury, 18 year old Jack and his family now has to face up to a fight […]
Ray French presents a cheque to Steve Ball and Jimmy Gittins for £15,000 at the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley. The monies were raised as part of the RFL Rowathon Challenge held at the Zone in Huddersfield, with over 30 teams and 130 participants being involved. Ray, Steve and Jimmy all rowed as part of […]
A fun day held in the memory of Ricky Nugent raised over £3000 at an event held in Leeds on Sunday August 21st. Ricky aged 17, tragically lost his life on the rugby field 18 months ago.A fun day held in the memory of Ricky Nugent raised over £3000 at an event held in Leeds […]
Next Saturday two former Rugby League players who sustained life-changing injuries whilst playing the game will embark on a 450-mile road trip. Pete Stephenson and Jimmy Gittins will aim to complete the journey on a single quad bike, which the pair will take in turns to drive. The challenge that they face is to […]