Rugby Football Union (RFU) President His Honour Jeff Blackett and his wife Sally will walk 150 miles during a 15 day nationwide tour this autumn to raise money for the Injured Players Foundation (IPF) as part of the RFU’s official 150^th Anniversary celebrations. 

Representing Great Britain at this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, RFU Injured Players Foundation client Jack Smith was among the squad of 12 athletes to achieve gold at wheelchair rugby.

Catastrophically injured playing rugby having just returned as an Army captain from a tour of Afghanistan, Tom Hughes has set off on his accessible catamaran Artemis to sail the world, having planned the trip for six years. 

"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."

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