On Wednesday 1st May a group of walkers set off from Twickenham Stadium on a 150 mile walk to Stourbridge Rugby Club. A week later a group of cyclists followed the same route and the two teams arrived at Stourbridge Rugby Club on Friday 10th May for a day of celebration.
The For Ruck Sake Rugby Legends Tour will host Q&A events with some of the world's greatest rugby players at venues around the country this Autumn, in support of the RFU Injured Players Foundation and a number of other charities.
"We're not part of a club, we're part of a family" said one of the RFU Injured Players Foundation skiers when asked who this remarkable bunch were zooming down the slopes of Andorra.
A group of injured players supported by the IPF were recently given the opportunity to try scuba diving for the first time as part of the charity's Engage Programme.
Thank you to everyone who donated their Fan Cups to the charity at Twickenham Stadium across the Quilter Internationals in the autumn and the 2019 Guinness Six Nations, you helped raise an incredible amount to support injured players!
During a recent England match at Twickenham a number of IPF clients who were at HQ to watch the match shared their stories with us.
Peter Bache is planning to walk from Twickenham Stadium to Stourbridge Rugby Club to raise vital funds and awareness for the RFU Injured Players Foundation and QE Hospital in Birmingham.
Steve Bavington, who was catastrophically injured while playing rugby in the Army in 1989, is taking part in the 2019 100km Randonnee cycle around the Isle of Wight, using his new Hybrid Assisted Handbike provided by the IPF.
Tyler O’dowd is a real example of every cloud having a silver lining. This is his story.
John Pemberton who retired from playing rugby after over 1,000 games and took up refereeing is running the London Marathon to raise funds and awareness for the RFU Injured Players Foundation (IPF).
Help the IPF raise funds in & around Twickenham Stadium for England’s first home match of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations by volunteering to join our team of bucket shakers on match day.
Tom Hughes who, while an army officer, was catastrophically injured playing rugby seven years ago has now achieved a doctorate with the support of the RFU Injured Players Foundation.
We need your help to find runners to join the IPF Team for London’s world famous 26.2 mile event. A true bucket list experience, with a training day at Twickenham stadium before the big day, and support throughout from the IPF Team to get you marathon ready.
Prince Harry paid a visit to Twickenham Stadium to meet runners training for the London Marathon. The session was hosted by the RFU Injured Players Foundation (IPF) on behalf of charities involved in the Charities Forum, the collection of charities of which The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are patrons.
On Saturday a group of 40 plus VRFC club members, were up at the crack of dawn to catch the 6am ferry & travel to London for a day of sport & raising money for two incredibly worthwhile causes
Without the IPF I probably wouldn’t have got to where I am today.
'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.”
