A CHARITY day in memory of a much-loved and much-missed player raised over a £1,000 for a great cause.

The Bully 10s is held in memory of former player Chris “Bully” Ball, who passed away in 2008.

The afternoon involved a mini-rugby tournament on the main pitch whilst there was also lots to do for the kids and families.

A spokesperson said: “WOW!!! What a day!

“Your support yesterday generated over £1,000 in donations to the https://christopheralan-ball.muchloved.com/RNLI fund, in memory of our close friend Chris “Bully” Ball.

As always, the day would not have been a success without the support and hard work from a number of people (in no particular order):

“Franco Brown, James ‘Jumbo’ Clark, Kelly Smith, Luke Mosley & Ross Ashcroft for organising the event

“Zoe Harman, Hayley Adams and the team at Harlow Rugby Club

“Daniel Ricketts & Franco Brown for the continued refereeing throughout the day

“Darren Pratt, Kelly Smith and Terry Mosley for managing the car parks

*Fusion Kitchen Company, VFacepainter, Evo Inflatables, Fun Filled Games, Emma’s Homebakes, Ronnie’s kitchen & Beerbque for bringing along your businesses and contributing to the donations

“Evelyn Looloo Clark for raffle ticket sales

“Stuart Crump, Mex Clark, Harlow Ladies Rugby, Ross Ashcroft and Tasha ‘skingley’ Stallman for entering teams into the tournament

– Mex’s All Stars

– Bully’s Bullies

– Touch You Next Tuesday

– Harlow Saints

– Don’t Give A Ruck

– Go Ruck Yourself

*Harlow Mini’s for your games

*Terry Tyler& Black Cherry Pop Tart – Acoustic Duo for your entertainment

*Ron & Judith Ball

Save the date of 27th May 2023 for next year’s event!

— at Harlow Rugby Club.