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TEAMS REVEALED FOR RUGBY AID 2015
CELEBRITY PLAYERS INCLUDE
Mike Tindall MBE
JB Gill (JLS ) | Harry Judd (McBusted) | Tom Parker (The Wanted )
Louie Spence (TV) | Brian McFadden (Westlife) | Jamie Laing (Actor) |
Gary Beadle (Geordie Shore) | Kelvin Fletcher ( Actor Emmerdale)
Footballers Robbie Savage | Dion Dublin |
TV Presenters Gethin Jones | Rav Wilding | Matt Johnson | Craig Doyle |
Radio Presenter | Vassos Alexander (Radio 2 / 5Live)
Terry Hollands (Britain & England’s Strongest Man)
Paul Sculthorpe MBE (Rugby) | Martin Offiah (GB Rugby League)
Former England Rugby Captain and 2003 World Cup Winner Mike Tindall MBE today (Friday 28th August) unveiled the final player line-ups and teams for the RUGBY AID 2015 celebrity rugby match. Some of the worlds greatest former rugby players, celebrities and members of the armed forces will join Tindall to battle it out in the inaugural RUGBY AID 2015 charity match on Friday 4th September 2015 at the Twickenham Stoop.
The celebrity charity game will be in aid of RUGBY FOR HEROES of which Mike Tindall MBE is Patron. The charity raises funds and awareness through the sport of rugby, the fan community and the wider professional player network, to support military personnel who are making the transition back from military service to civilian life.
The England team will be captained by former England Captain and 2003 World Cup winner, Mike Tindall MBE and celebrities on the team include choreographer and television personality Louie Spence, Martin Offiah (Ex Rugby Star TV), Paul Sculthorpe MBE (Rugby), Vassos Alexander (Radio 2/5 Live), Gary Beadle (Celebrity Geordie Shore) Harry Judd (McBusted), JB Gill (JLS), Jamie Laing (Actor Made In Chelsea) Rav Wilding (TV Presenter), Terry Hollands (England’s Strongest Man), Kelvin Fletcher (Actor Emmerdale), Tom Parker (Pop Star The Wanted ) Dion Dublin (Footballer & TV presenter) .
Tindall will also be joined some of his former World Cup winning team mates including Kevin Yates, Nick Kennedy, Andy Gomarsall MBE, Tom May, Iain Balshaw MBE, Jason Robinson MBE, Paul Sackey, Mark Cueto, Ugo Monye, Lee Mears, Simon Shaw, Ben Cohen MBE and Pat Sanderson
The England team will also be further bolstered by three Military servicemen Matt France, Ryan Hopkins , John Court from the Army Navy and RAF will also join the England team.
England will be Managed by Neil Back MBE with Assistant Manager Richard Hill MBE and coaching staff George Chuter, Jason Leonard OBE, Danny Grewcock MBE
The Rest Of The World team will be captained by Welsh Rugby legend Shane Williams MBE and celebrities on the team include former Westlife pop star Brian McFadden, TV presenters Gethin Jones, Craig Doyle and Matt Johnson, actor Julian Lewis Jones (Actor Invictus) ex footballer and now pundit Robbie Savage and Richard Hadfield (Singer Colabro)
The Rest Of The World team (ROW) will contain former overseas and international rugby legends Justin Marshall, Brad Thorn, Shane Byrne, Thom Evans, Shane Byrne, Waisale Serevi, Al Kellock, AJ Venter, Serge Betsen, Rory Lawson, Terry Fanolua, Daryl Gibson, Dafydd James, Lee Byrne, Thomas Castaignede and Thinus Delport.
The team will also be further bolstered by three military servicemen Neil Griffiths, Marshal Cormack and Ryan Hopkins from the Arny Royal Navy and Royal Air Force who will join the ROW team.
Rest Of The World team will be managed by Zinzan Brooke, assisted by coach Sean Holley, Bryan Redpath, Paul Wallace and Ryan Jones
RUGBY AID England Captain Mike Tindall MBE said,
“ Let’s be honest Rugby can be a fairly brutal sport, so for 20 well-known celebrities, some of whom have never played the sport, to agree to stand shoulder to shoulder next to some of the best players in the world in the name of charity is a fairly big deal! It’s either insane or really brave! But one thing is for sure it’s going to be entertaining… And don’t be fooled Louie Spence can so take on Shane Williams and win. Well maybe with Terry Holland’s support he can…”
The match will be played at the Twickenham Stoop, home of Harlequins and will be broadcast live on BT Sport. Television viewers will get to watch the build up to the big match with a preview programme on BT Sport on Thursday 3rd September which will cover the recruitment and training of each team, as well as a live broadcast of the match in BT’s new ultra-HD on Friday 4th September.
Celebrity Choreographer and TV personality Louie Spence has been limbering up and putting himself through a tough training regime;
“ I may not have the bulging biceps of Shane Williams but he's going to have to run very fast to catch me, I’m quite looking forward to being chased around a rugby pitch by men in shorts”
Tickets for the event are now on sale online at www.tickets.quins.co.uk and by phone 0208 410 6010, with prices ranging from £20 to £40. Money raised through profits from ticket sales and donations made by viewers during the match will go to Rugby For Heroes, The charity that provides financial support to help military personnel overcome challenges when transitioning back to civilian life.
The BT SPORT RUGBY RUGBY AID social Media campaign can be followed @RugbyAid2015 and @Rugbyforheroes on Twitter and Instagram, and also on Facebook at ‘Rugby Aid 2015’, using the hashtag #RugbyAid and #RugbyAidMyHero throughout.