Wasps legends news

On Thursday, 10th October, the Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation held their annual Long Lunch at the fantastic M Restaurant, Threadneedle Street. The Long Lunch is the Legend’s largest UK Fundraiser, and this year’s event featured an audience with Wayne Barnes OBE, the world’s most experienced Test referee! Wayne regaled guests with some hilarious and heartwarming tales from his remarkable career, which included over 250 premiership games, 111 test matches, including five Rugby World Cups and 26 Six Nations matches, officiated. As is customary at Legend’s events, the Long Lunch also featured a superb auction and raffle, which raised valuable funds for the Foundation. Following the introduction of our new grant giving programme, we were thrilled to award our first Long Lunch Event Grant to the excellent Millimetres 2 Mountains! We can now announce that due to the generosity of our guests, we have been able to subsequently award a grant of £10,000 to M2M, which will enable them to continue their transformative and life-changing work. To see more of their brilliant work, see the video below We are also delighted to announce that at our Long Lunch, the fantastic Star Scheme were revealed as the recipient of our Annual Grant Programme. Star* is a charitable organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of young people facing Adverse Childhood and Community Experiences (ACEs) and/or mental health challenges through grassroots rugby. Our Annual Grant of £25,000 will be put towards establishing three new star* rugby clubs, supporting 75 young people and their families. We look forward to working closely with Star Scheme over the coming year, and watching them change lives through the spirit of rugby. Thank you to all of our generous sponsors & donors, the fantastic Wayne Barnes OBE and our guests for making this another unforgettable event.

The Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation are recruiting for a Marketing & Communications Trustee to help us continue changing lives through the spirit of rugby. In this role, you will help our team with oversight of all marketing, communications and engagement activities across all Wasps Legends stakeholders. This will include external marketing activities with our Wasps partners, website, membership communications and commercial partner communications. Previous Trustee experience is not mandatory, but we value an inquiring mind with the ability to analyse information, use good judgment and a willingness to challenge constructively when necessary. For more information, or to apply for this exciting role, please email: foundation@waspslegends.co.uk The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday, 29th November 2024!

We are delighted to announce that at our Long Lunch, the fantastic Star Scheme was revealed as the recipient of our Annual Grant Programme. Star* is a charitable organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of young people facing Adverse Childhood and Community Experiences (ACEs) and/or mental health challenges through grassroots rugby. The goals of star* and the Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation are inextricably linked: we both strive to change lives through the spirit of rugby. With this in mind, we are absolutely delighted that star* will be the recipient of our Annual Grant of £25,000, which will be put towards establishing three new star* rugby clubs, supporting 75 young people and their families. Christian Lang, Managing Director at Star Scheme, said “we are absolutely blown away to receive the Wasps Legends Annual Grant and are honoured to be involved with the organisation. Star Scheme has been on an incredible journey of growth over the last two years, supporting and transforming the lives of young people who are living with the impact of childhood trauma and ACEs. The grant will allow us to expand our reach and support a further 75 young people and their families. Thank you to the Board of Trustees and everyone at Wasps Legends.” We look forward to working closely with Star Scheme over the coming year, and watching them change lives through the spirit of rugby

Over the course of this year, we have been giving a lot of thought to the way that we operate as a foundation. We have a dual mission: to raise significant funds that allow us to change lives through the spirit of rugby, and to continue building and serving the Wasps Legend’s community.

We are delighted to announce that the Wasps Legends Long Lunch Event Grant recipient for 2024 is the excellent Millimetres 2 Mountains! Millimetres 2 Mountains was founded by former Wasp Ed Jackson and his wife Lois Jackson, following an accident that rendered Ed paralysed from the shoulders down. From being told that he would never walk again to summiting Mont Buet 18 months later, Ed’s story is one of incredible determination & inspiration. What Ed, Lois & the team at Millimetres 2 Mountains have built in the face of such adversity defies belief: a loving, thriving support network built on adventure and community, as well as a development programme refined and bolstered by a team of industry leading experts. Millimetres 2 Mountains are hugely deserving recipients of this grant, and we look forward to seeing them continue changing lives.

We are delighted to announce the return of the Rugby Golf Classic at the stunning La Manga Club resort, from Thursday 5th June to Sunday 8th June. Since its inception, the Rugby Golf Classic has brought together Rugby and other sporting legends to play in a two-day golf tournament to raise money for charitable projects close to the heart of the Rugby community. For more information and to secure your place, head to the link below👇 Please note, availability is limited and places will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Sign up before October to enter a draw to win branded golf shoes for your team!

We are delighted to release the details of the Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation’s Long Lunch on the 10th October, 2024, at M Restaurant Threadneedle Street.

The Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation are delighted to announce a revised approach to our grant giving programme. Two grants are now available to apply for!

The Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation held their 7th ‘Wasps Legends Rugby Golf Classic’ in La Manga from the 6th - 9th June 2024. raising over £40,000!

The Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation hosted their Hall of Fame Dinner on the 16th May 2024.

The Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation are recruiting for a Business Development Manager to help us continue changing lives through the Spirit of Rugby.

We are delighted to announce that we have provided £25,000 to the School of Hard Knocks. This is the second instalment of our main grant to SOHK. In year one, the initial grant was used across their schools throughout the UK to help secure the delivery of the wider programme, alongside other funding. We are exceptionally excited to see School of Hard Knocks continue to build on this with their second installment of our main grant.

We are delighted to announce that we have raised in excess of £30,000 which will be utilised to enable us to continue changing lives through the spirit of rugby.

Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation are delighted to announce that packages are now on sale for the Wasps Legends Rugby Golf Classic, 2024!

The Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation are delighted to be joining forces with the children’s medical research charity, Action for A-T, as we head for the Hautes-Pyrénées to tackle the iconic Col du Tourmalet. This much vaunted summer cycling challenge includes a breathtaking climb, which summits at 2,115m, and has been used more than any other mountain pass by the Tour de France. Despite this, it remains an achievable climb for cyclists of all abilities. We are hoping to raise significant funds that can be utilised to provide a grant for Action for A-T. Should we reach our grant target, any subsequent funds will be split equally between Action for A-T and Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation

Wasps Legends are delighted to announce the Hall of Fame Dinner, held on 16th May 2024 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City, where eight new names will join an esteemed list of Wasps greats.

Following a successful 2023, we are looking ahead with anticipation at what is set to be a busy year for Wasps Legends in our ongoing mission of changing lives through the spirit of Rugby.

On Monday 6th December, we held our Christmas Lunch at the 28-50 by Night as we celebrated the festive season in style.