Leading charity Spinal Research is driving a major new initiative aimed at unlocking the UK’s potential for cutting edge research into spinal cord injury.
The Dartfordians Mens 1st team held a fundraising lunch in aid of the Injured Players Foundation following their 24-7 win over Dover RFC which cemented 2nd place (and promotion!) from Kent Counties 1.
Gareth, along with an NFU Mutual work colleague, his cousin and two former Stratford-upon-Avon Rugby teammates, will tackle the 26.2-mile race in the inaugural year of wheelchairs being pushed by up to four runners. Two runners can push at any one time, with others a limit of 10 participants.
'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.'
"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."