Rugby Aid is a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
organisation that is supported by
World Rugby
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rug ...
, formally known as the International Rugby Board (IRB), to aid in global charities of different causes. In 2005, the first match took place to raise money for the
United Nations
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World Food Programme
The World Food Programme; it, Programma alimentare mondiale; es, Programa Mundial de Alimentos; ar, برنامج الأغذية العالمي, translit=barnamaj al'aghdhiat alealami; russian: Всемирная продовольствен ...
to support its work aiding victims of the
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
. While in 2011, saw a repeat of the fixture in aid of
Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes (H4H) is a British charity which provides lifelong recovery support to British Armed Forces service personnel who have been wounded or injured in the line of duty, and to their families, originally only since 11 September 2001, th ...
, and in 2015, an England vs
Rest of the World XV match took place in aid of the same charity. In 2015, confectionery brand
Mentos
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was unveiled as an official sponsor of the event.
Results
2005
Notes:
* Northern Hemisphere player
Chris Horsman was not internationally capped.
* Southern Hemisphere players
Matt Mustchin and
Shane Drahm
Shane Drahm (born 29 August 1977) is an Australian former rugby union player of Aboriginal descent. His usual positions were fly-half or fullback. Drahm played for Queensland in Super Rugby and Australia in rugby sevens, but went on to repre ...
were not internationally capped.
2011
See also
*
Football for Hope
*
World Cricket Tsunami Appeal
The World Cricket Tsunami Appeal was an effort by the International Cricket Council to raise funds to support the humanitarian relief efforts following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004. It was scheduled t ...
References
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External links
Rugbyaid.irb.comat rugbyaid.irb.com
SA Stars for IRB Rugby Tsunami Aid MatchZurich Premiership Club Release 15 For IRB Rugby Aid Match
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Rugby Aid Match
World Rugby