Making connections is essential in all aspects of life. An important role played by the Injured Players Foundation is to connect players who are going through similar experiences.

IPF member Iain sustained an acute, severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in January 2013 while playing for Petersfield Rugby Club.

We often talk about being part of the rugby family, but that family becomes a fundamental support when serious injuries happen.  Thankfully, those are rare, but when life changing situations occur after a rugby injury, the RFU Injured Players Foundation (IPF) swings into action from day one.

"The most important thing has been the personal approach, the IPF became our extended family.”

"There wasn’t a single day that the IPF and the club weren’t there for me. It has made me appreciate rugby even more.”

“Life is not the same as it was but a million times better than it could have been."

For a catastrophically injured rugby player, remaining a central part of a family that has been there through thick and thin is fundamentally important.

"People make assumptions about you if you're in a wheelchair and think you can't do things. It's quite interesting to challenge that."

'I could have got to Uni without the IPF help, but I'm not sure I would have gone to Uni without the IPF help.'

"In many ways the IPF gave me my life back."