Hearts and Balls
The Hearts and Balls Charitable Trust, sometimes stylized as Heart+Balls[1] is a Scottish registered charity.[2]
The charity was founded in 1999 following a spinal injury suffered by Struan Kerr-Liddell of the Lismore Rugby Club, and exists to support rugby players and their families in the aftermath of serious injury on the field.
As of 2022, Hearts+Balls had provided over £700,000 in aid. [3]
Rugby Sevens[edit]
They enter a men’s and women's sevens side into many Sevens tournaments around Scotland, England and Dubai. They usually denote the side as HBMB7 - or Hearts and Balls Mighty Bovs 7s.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Graham, Heather (25 June 2019). "Charity for injured rugby players to host Glasgow festival as a thanks for £50k". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator website "Record for SC033927, last updated 11 August 2010"
- ^ Barnes, David (22 June 2018). "Rugby legend Jim Taylor celebrates 40th anniversary of accident in style". The Offside Line. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/hbmb7s/