Leicester Tigers trio Anthony Allen, Ryan Lamb and Jordan Crane have held the first of what they hope will be many coaching sessions for local clubs in order to raise money for a charity that is close to their hearts.
Syston Rugby Club visited Tigers’ Oval Park training base, where the players ran the rule over their skills and highlighted areas they could improve on.
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Tips from the top: Tigers trio Ryan Lamb, Anthony Allen and Jordan Crane withl the youngsters from Syston Rugby Club, at Oval Park
The sessions help to raise money for the Rugby For Heroes charity, which attracts funds to assist members of the forces re-train in civilian life after leaving their chosen profession.
Allen and Lamb are heavily involved in the founding of the charity and the Tigers centre said it was a cause they felt strongly about.
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“Myself, Ryan and his dad started it,” said the Tigers vice-captain. “We thought of the military because there was a lot of similarities to rugby with the team ethics and team-building stuff.
“The principle objective of our fund-raising is to provide support and assistance for individuals as they make the transition from the military back into civilian life.
“We do this through funding therapy, re-training, assisting in finding gainful employment and generally providing a varied network of people with a desire to help.
“Some of these guys go straight into the army and, when they come out, they haven’t got anything to go to.
“It’s a bit like us with life after rugby, we have to plan for that too.
“We could raise money with big dinners in London but we wanted to appeal more to the grass roots.
“Myself, Ryan and Jordan are reasonably big names in the game so why not do smaller things like this and still raise some good money for our cause? We have all done or are doing our coaching levels and it is good practice.”
After the success of their first session with Syston, which saw dozens of youngsters turn up for coaching, Allen is hoping to continue the venture.
“We want teams to come to us and see what we can do for them and what ideas we can suggest,” he said. “We will get feedback from our first one and take it from there.
“Hopefully, we will do more. We will go to other clubs in the county and maybe further afield.”
Find out more at:
www.rugbyforheroes.org.uk
Leicester Tigers heroes helping Rugby For Heroes
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