The Munster Rugby Supporters Club committee handed over a cheque for €11,800 (£7,600) to the Matt Hampson Trust last weekend, prior to the Munster vs Tigers game at Thomond Park.
The money was raised from two different fund raising sources. Steve Garvey, a Munster supporter living in Leicester, approached the committee with two tickets given to him by his mate Ernie, landlord at the Blaby Arms in Leicestershire. The committee used the tickets as prizes in a raffle for the Matt Hampson Trust, where members of the MRSC bought raffle tickets on-line for €5. In five days, the total raised was a phenomenal €10,800 for the Matt Hampson Trust.
The money was raised from two different fund raising sources. Steve Garvey, a Munster supporter living in Leicester, approached the committee with two tickets given to him by his mate Ernie, landlord at the Blaby Arms in Leicestershire. The committee used the tickets as prizes in a raffle for the Matt Hampson Trust, where members of the MRSC bought raffle tickets on-line for €5. In five days, the total raised was a phenomenal €10,800 for the Matt Hampson Trust.
In addition to the €10,800 raised via the raffle, the MRSC also raised a further €1,000 by nominating the Matt Hampson Trust as the designated charity of their the pre-match lunch.
Leicester Tigers would like to say a massive thank-you to the Munster Rugby Supporters Club for their overwhelming support of a most deserving cause which has touched the hearts of all rugby supporters. We hope that Matt continues to succeed on his very challenging road to regaining independence.
Ger Quinn
on the left presented a cheque for €11,800 (£7,680) to John Griffiths on behalf of the Matt Hampson Trust.
