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Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield are ready to Offload
Category: Health

Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield are ready to Offload

Rugby League Cares is delighted to announce that Offload, its hugely successful men’s mental fitness programme, is coming to Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield.  Offload is already being delivered at six professional Rugby League clubs, Featherstone Rovers, Leeds Rhinos, St Helens, Salford Red Devils, Warrington Wolves and Widnes Vikings who will be joined by Bradford Bulls, [...] Read More
Go pink on March 26 to celebrate the life of Matt King OBE
Category: General

Go pink on March 26 to celebrate the life of Matt King OBE

The funeral of former London Broncos Academy player Matt King OBE will take place on Friday March 26 at 3.00pm at the North Hertfordshire Memorial Park and Crematorium in Hitchin. Matt tragically died earlier this month after a short illness. He was 33. The funeral is a private service for close family only: friends and the […]

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Offload hailed as a sporting success story in major academic study
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Offload hailed as a sporting success story in major academic study

A leading academic study has concluded that Rugby League Cares’s health programme Offload is “a model of best practice” for engaging with men on issues around mental wellbeing. Researcher at Edge Hill University also found that Offload is achieving dramatic success in both changing and saving the lives of the participants and providing those involved […]

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Rugby League Benevolent Fund statement: Matt King OBE
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Rugby League Benevolent Fund statement: Matt King OBE

It is with immense sadness that the Rugby League Benevolent Fund announces the death of Matt King OBE. He was 33. Matt passed away earlier today after suffering heart failure following a prolonged stay in hospital in Bedfordshire, where he was admitted in early December with bowel problems. RL Benevolent Fund General Manager Steve Ball […]

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