The Foundation is committed to helping the wider rugby community by supporting the excellent work of the club’s own Community Department as well as working with other bodies and initiatives aligned with our missions.
The Community Department at Richmond Rugby Club have a brief to drive participation in rugby, to connect with the local community and to use the power of our great sport to support and develop young people from any background or walk of life.
To date, the Foundation has supported our Community programme through the creation of the Stewart Barlow Bursary scheme, which provides the membership fee to join the club to a number of Minis and Youth players.
The Ian Williams Foundation have a vision to make cardiac screening available at all levels of rugby and shedding light on and destigmatising mental health issues.
We are working with them in fulfilling its key initiatives to increase cardiac screening within the rugby community.
If there is anything on this page you feel is relevant to your circumstances, please do get in touch with us to see how we might be able to help and support you.
“The foundation is committed to a long term programme of screening for all players and members of Richmond over the age of 14”
Jim Kottler
Foundation Trustee
“This opportunity is one of a kind really, the fact that players don’t have to pay for it is invaluable”
Laura Kapo
Richmond Women’s Chair
“Richmond are going to lead the way on this, hopefully other clubs will follow”
Becca Fairn
“As rugby players we are meant to be big strong and nothing really hurts us, but mental health effects everyone”
Kirsty Lee Griffith
Richmond Women’s Player
“There are many reasons to support the foundation, not only are you helping to save lives but you're making it a safer and better place to play”
Ian Grundy
Foundation Trustee
“without screening you just never know, its very important, its brilliant work what the Richmond Heavies are doing, I’m glad to be part of it”
Graeme Swann
English Cricketer
“it’s a magnificent club and the foundation is a wonderful testament to the way Richmond behaves, it’s fantastic and I’m very proud”
Simon Mead
Richmond Heavies Player
“makes me feel valued, makes me feel that I’m loved and welcomed at the club”
Oladeleford Ayodele
Richmond Men’s Player
“it is a blueprint, not just for clubs but communities”
Austin Healey
England Rugby Player
“mental health is an area which is so missed and not appreciated how much it is needed in this environment, its amazing what they are doing here”
Rachael Burford
England Rugby Player
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