 Jason, who had had a very hectic previous 24 hours and travelled back from Monaco only that morning, gave us all an insight into his long international career – England’s most capped player ever with 114 international caps - and answered many questions from the floor. We now know who is his least favourite player, who is his most admired opponent, and what he thinks about tight fitting rugby shirts!! A real rugby legend gave us all a wonderful evening and John Inverdale brought out memories that even Jason might have forgotten – thank you, John!
An auction of various items (including an England shirt fully signed by all the World Cup winning team – what a wonderful memory!) together with a very generously supported raffle contributed further funds and financially the evening raised in the order of £5,000 for the charity. This, of course, enables us to spend twice that amount towards a project in Surrey to help disadvantaged children – what a splendid outcome for such an enjoyable evening.
To cap it all, over 40 new members were signed up by the team from Stradbrooke – well done, girls! Thank you to everyone who came and supported us – see you next year on 25th January 2007!!
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