Our Ambassadors

Thinus Delport is a South African ex rugby union player who played at wing or fullback for Worcester Warriors and South Africa.

With a 20-year career as a well-known Welsh actor, Julian Lewis Jones has been a dedicated Rugby For Heroes Ambassador with a very close personal connection to rugby. 

One of our longest-serving ambassadors, accomplished Olympic gold medalist Amy Williams, has been involved with the charity for nearly a decade.

Kelly Sotherton is a triple Olympic Medallist in Heptathlon and 4x400m. She has won multiple medals at World and European championships including being Commonwealth Games Champion.

Ryan made his professional debut in the European Challenge Cup quarter final against Brive in 2006, helping lead Gloucester to a comfortable win. Ryan is a Founding member of the charity.

Ryan Jones is a triple Grand Slam winning Wales rugby captain who made 150 appearances for the Ospreys. Since his retirement from professional rugby in 2015, he has gone on to take on the role of Performance Director at the WRU.

Anthony Allen capped another impressive season in 2012/13 by being named Man of the Match in the Aviva Premiership Final win over Northampton Saints, his fourth successive Premiership Final appearance with Tigers.

Kevin is a former professional rugby player who has represented Bath, Wellington Hurricanes, Sale and Saracens. He made his debut for Bath in 1993 and finished his career at Saracens after nearly 300 first class games.

​Keith Andrew Senior is a former English professional Rugby League player who played for Sheffield Eagles and Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and is considered one of the greatest players of the Super League era.

Nia Parsonage is a Yorkshire and RFU match official operating across the community game and in the women’s professional and international game. She started playing rugby at 15 for Capilano RFC in Canada.

Jonny is a former professional player who has represented Gloucester, Leeds and Bristol. Made his debut for Gloucester in 2001 and finished his career at Bristol in 2013 after over 200 professional games.

Mark Atkinson originally debuted for Sale Sharks in 2008, before joining Wasps in 2010. He had a spell in the Champions League before 2014, returning to the Premiership as he signed for Gloucester Rugby from the 2014-15 season.

A tall, agile, talented number eight, Forrester was named PRA Premiership Young Player Of The Year as well as Sports Writers Young Player of the year following his impressive try tally for Gloucester Rugby In 2003 . 

The word most often used to describe Marcel is “electric”, and he marked his Gloucester debut by scoring three tries against Bristol. Marcel represented England A and England U21, as well as the England Sevens squad.

A West Bromwich Academy footballer as a teenager, Jordan Crane began his rugby career at Leeds Tykes before embarking on ten successful years as part of a formidable Leicester pack between 2006 and 2016.

Zinzan Brooke is a former All Blacks great and one of the greatest forwards to ever play rugby for New Zealand, having played 58 test matches for his country over a decade.

Geordan is a former fullback and winger, is an Irish international rugby union player, known for his roles as a Leicester Tigers coach, player, and director, as well as a British & Irish Lions player.

Thom is a Scottish former international rugby union player and model. He played for London Wasps and then Glasgow Warriors, where he still holds the record for the most tries scored.

Alex is most notable for his contributions to the Scotland team, including being part of the winning squad in the 2009 IRB Nations Cup final before securing a spot in the full Scotland squad.

Julian established a reputation as a flank forward, who, after a season at Bath, he moved to Leicester Tigers. He made over a hundred appearances for the Welford Road outfit, scoring 55 points.

With his well-known connections within the world of rugby and his experience and expertise both on and off the pitch, Christophe has proven to be an incredibly asset to champion our military community through his connection in rugby.