We need supporters like you to get on your bike to raise money to help injured rugby players this summer by taking part in the 2018 Prudential Ride London. Places are available now on a first come first served basis, so don’t delay and apply today.
As the Winter Olympics come to a close, a group of catastrophically injured rugby players will take part in an adapted skiing course this March on the slopes of Andorra as part of the new IPF Engage Programme.
Ben Smoldon is not only a player supported by the IPF, he also volunteers to help other injured players in addition to supporting his two rugby-mad twin boys.
In 1993 Stuart Birt was away from home dealing with a fire at his firm’s factory when someone called him to say his 18-year-old son had been airlifted to Stoke Mandeville Hospital from an inter-house rugby match at school.
The IPF will be match day charity for the England v Wales game on Saturday 10th February and we need your help to raise awareness of the charity with the rugby community and to support catastrophically injured players.
We urgently need runners to fill empty places in half marathons & 10k’s to raise money in support of injured players this spring. Places are available now in the Brighton Half Marathon, The London Landmarks Half, the Big Half, & the Vitality London 10,000.
We recently completed a set of short films with the help of a number of injured rugby players supported by the charity, giving an insight in to the impact of a catastrophic injury and how the IPF can help when this happens.
It was a double celebration as 22-year-old Harry Langley heard that he had been selected for the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby talent squad and cheered England on to a 30-6 victory against the Wallabies.
Mark Bowen visited the IPF Box to watch England v Argentina in the Old Mutual Wealth Series during the Autumn Series and agreed to give the IPF an insight in to his story.
Set yourself a challenge for 2018 and blast off the calories from the festive indulgence while helping to change the lives of injured rugby players. Join the IPF Team and become a Rugby Runner!
Dr. Mike England, Director of the RFU Injured Players Foundation has stepped down, passing the torch of leading the IPF to Dr. Karen Hood.
At every England home match at Twickenham the RFU Injured Players Foundation hosts rugby players with catastrophic and life-changing injuries sustained playing the game, in the charity's adapted hospitality box. Discover what happens on a match day inside the box.
Steve Gascoyne, an injured player supported by the IPF, recently met the charity’s Patron Prince Harry at the Old Mutual Wealth England v Argentina match at Twickenham.
As part of the RFU Injured Players Foundation’s Engage programme, regional lunches have been held in the Midlands and the South West for injured players, families and volunteers.
To launch his biography, one of rugby’s most iconic players, Budge Rogers OBE, will be holding a book signing at Twickenham Stadium before the New Zealand v Barbarians match, with £1 from every copy sold donated to the IPF by Pitch Publishing.
Everyone loves a curry, especially accompanied by a pint, so why not get together with club mates, friends and family over a curry and raise money for a great cause in a fun way!
When you support the IPF with your club or by taking on a challenge, you make a huge difference to the lives of injured rugby players across England. Find out how you can make a difference to the rugby family this season!
Gordon Dale, who served with the Royal Air Force and was injured playing rugby in 1985, is still very much part of the Injured Players Foundation family although now living in the land of the long white cloud.
England and British Lions legend and newly elected RFU President John Spencer has pledged his support for injured players and the RFU Injured Players Foundation for the 2017-18 season when setting out the theme for his presidency.
IPF specialist knowledge and dogged determination recently ensured that one injujed player wasn’t left sleeping on his sofa – not a great situation for someone with a spinal cord injury.
Five county teams battled it out for the first County 7's Cup while raising money and awareness in support of catastrophically injured rugby players.
Lee Jones and his fiancé Laura left their 22-month-old twins Harley and Noah in capable hands and were honoured guests in the RFU Injured Players box at Twickenham to watch England secure the Calcutta Cup.
His Royal Highness Prince Harry visited the Rugby Football Union Injured Players Foundation (IPF) at the University of Bath on Friday to discover how the IPF-funded research can help improve player welfare and reduce players’ injury risk.
Dr Nick Webborn, who was injured playing rugby aged 24 and has been supported by the IPF, was today elected Chair of the BPA.
