Nathan's Team at Leeds Carnegie

Below is an announcement that will be in the program at Leeds Carnegie's game on Sunday.

We are going to the play off match at Leeds this Sunday. The U17's and the U12's are carrying out a bucket collection in Keighley kit. A lot of the senior players/members are going as well to lend support.

The Nathan Cubitt Trust Fund

Everyone connected with Leeds Carnegie were saddened by the tragic news that young rugby player, Nathan Cubitt, had suffered a serious injury whilst playing for his local club, Keighley RUFC, last year. At today’s game we welcome Keighley Under 17s, who will be present around the stadium to collect funds for the Nathan Cubitt Trust, please do give generously. Below is a statement from Keighley’s Chairman, Sam Griffin.

On Sunday 6^th November 2011 one of our boys, 16-year-old Nathan Cubitt, broke his neck whilst playing for Keighley Under 17s against a combined Bradford & Bingley/Baildon team.

He became the youngest client on the Rugby Football Union’s Injured Players Foundation (IPF) immediate care programme. Now he faces a long and difficult journey to achieve the best that his spinal injuries will allow. At the moment he has some use of both arms, but not of both hands – he has no feeling below his armpits and doctors have warned him that he may never walk again.

Despite the prognosis, Nathan’s attitude to his condition has amazed everyone and his mother, Sue, describes his reaction to his circumstances as ‘inspirational’. She said: “He is working really hard with the physiotherapist to get back what he can, but I think everything he does get back now will be a bonus. He is mad about his sport and would love to play a game of rugby again, but I don’t think that will ever happen. His whole attitude is fantastic. He has a wicked sense of humour and he’s a cracking lad. He is such a remarkable young man and the way he is coping is keeping us all strong”.

Thanks to the impact of Twitter, Nathan’s tragic story was quickly conveyed to the global rugby family with startling results. Messages of support and encouragement came in an avalanche of goodwill from all parts of the world, with grass roots players and well-known senior international players combining to produce a flood of heart-warming messages.

While Nathan continues his treatment at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, we are in the early stages of generating financial backing for his trust fund. I would like on behalf the Keighley club and the Cubitt family to thank this afternoon’s spectators for their great kindness and support.

Sam Griffin (Chairman Keighley RUFC)

 

 

Also a music event organised last Saturday for Nathan has raised £2000 for his Trust, so a mssive thank you to all those who attended.

 

Please don't forget Nathan's Tag Rugby Event on 26th May 2012, at Keighley Rugby CLub, please email nathantagrugby@gmail.com for details