Friends of rugby player Philip Caldwell, who was seriously injured playing tag rugby last summer, have sold 11,000 virtual tickets for Ireland's final Autumn Nations Cup match in their bid to fill the Aviva for Philly, raising more than €100,000 so far. All money raised will go straight to the Philip Caldwell Trust to assist in Philip's recovery, with any excess funds going to the IRFU Charitable trust. "We wanted to create an innovative way to support Philip with his recovery," Richard Muldowney, Trust Fund Founder and friend of Philip, said. Read More"Given so much of Philip’s life centred around his love of rugby, it only made sense that we should fill the Aviva in support of his recovery. We have already received a huge level of support from people across the country, which we are so grateful for.

Source: Irish Independent November 16, 2020 13:41 UTC