Injury Trust Fund
History
In 1981 the Head Boy of Llandovery College was playing as the Captain of his team in the Rosslyn Park Schoolboy Sevens Competition. During the game he fell awkwardly in a tackle leaving him quadriplegic. At the time of this tragic injury there was very limited accident insurance available for schoolboys playing sport and that fact, coupled with the public sympathy felt for the player, led to the setting up on 2nd December 1981 of the Registered Charity now known as Rosslyn Park Injury Trust Fund.
The Trust Fund helped the player to go through University and with his living expenses whilst studying for his law exams.
The objects of the Trust allow the Trustees to assist not only those who suffer injuries whilst playing rugby but also those young people suffering injuries whilst engaged in other sports.
RECENT NEWS
Disabled access at Rosslyn Park has been provided, from the Fund, to enable people who are wheelchair-bound to watch the rugby.
In 2004, the Trust assisted a young woman who had an accident rock climbing and became paraplegic.
During 2006, the Trust has donated £1.500 to Matt Hampson (Leicester Tigers) who became quadriplegic as a result of a scrummaging accident whilst training with the England U21s in March 2005.
The Trust has also donated £1,500 to Alistair Johnson (Tynedale RFC) who became quadriplegic as a result of an accident, playing against Fylde in September 2004.
The Trustees have recently written to every club affiliated to the RFU, in the top five divisions, several of who have committed to support our Fund in some way or another, now, or in the future.
The Fund welcomes applications for financial assistance from people injured in playing sport, and applications should be made to any of the Trustees, care of Diane McIntier – Secretary at the Rosslyn Park Injury Trust, email bridihalfwayst@aol.com
The Fund relies totally on donations to remain viable, and any sum of money, however small, is welcome, and again can be sent to the Secretary, or any of the Trustees, at the address below.
ROSSLYN PARK INJURY TRUST FUND
102 Halfway Street, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 8DB
Registered Charity No. 284089 Trustees – Dr John Thurston, M.B., F.R.C.P., F.C.E.M., F.I.F.E.M. John Adair P.J. Thorley B. St. J.C. Carr and The President, Rosslyn Park Football Club (Ex officio)
