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All of us at the RFU Injured Players Foundation are very saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and offer our condolences to the whole Royal Family at this time.

The RFU Injured Players Foundation recently welcomed its very youngest member of the rugby family, Isla-Rose Czernuszka, who weighed in at 6lb 15 oz on June 22.

George Robinson, now aged 24, is building a successful acting career and playing Isaac, a joker and troublemaker, in the popular Netflix series Sex Education.

This International Women’s Day we celebrated our fantastic nation-wide injured players, staff, supporters, fundraisers and allies who help us to create an equal society which is free from bias, stereotypes and discrimination.

This season several of the England Rugby team chose to donate their personal kit to the stash seller with the Injured Players Foundation being nominated as their chosen charity of choice.

A huge congratulations to Injured Players Nick Webborn and Jack Smith who recieved honours in the Queen's New Year's honours list 2022!

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. 

Keen cyclists Calum, Mike, William, Owen, Harry and Graham complete their 1000 mile cycling challenge, raising a total of £2530 for the RFU Injured Players Foundation.

When he got the call making a long-held dream a reality, it wasn’t until he phoned his mum Janet and she burst into tears that the full force of his achievement landed.

Having been catastrophically injured five years ago playing for Solihull rugby club Silhillians, Lee Jones is now their chairman.

Tom Hughes was catastrophically injured playing rugby having just returned as an Army captain from a tour of Afghanistan but in the intervening decade his achievements have been nothing less than extraordinary.

Rugby clubs are the hubs of the rugby family within the local community, many of whom fundraise each season for the RFU IPF.  

Carl Igolen-Robinson was in South America as a member of staff with Haileybury rugby squad anticipating an enjoyable rugby tour.

Students from Sussex University’s Men’s RFC have raised a massive £15,955 this year in support of the RFU Injured Players Foundation!

Congratulations to IPF injured player Andy Barrow on being named as DisabilityPower100 Top Influencer by the ShawTrust.