Junior rugby clubs will compete in a charity match in memory of a teenager who died from sepsis after battling leukaemia.
Romsey Rugby Club U14s and Embley U14s will face off on Friday, April 25, at Ganger Farm Sports Ground, Romsey, in memory of Jibraan Chaudhary.
The match kicks off at 5.30pm, but fun family activities, food and refreshments will be available from 4pm.
All proceeds will support the Jibraan Chaudhary Sepsis Research Foundation.
Jibraan Chaudhary, 18, was a beloved son and brother who had just completed his A Levels at Embley last summer and was preparing to start university in the autumn.
He was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of acute myeloid leukaemia in August.
After an intense battle and initially beating the odds to be in remission awaiting a stem cell transplant, he contracted sepsis during his third round of chemotherapy and sadly died in November.
The idea for the charity rugby match came from William, Jibraan’s younger brother's best friend and a rugby player at Romsey and Embley.
The match aims to raise funds and awareness about the danger of sepsis in leukaemia patients.
Sepsis-related complications are a leading cause of death for leukaemia patients.
Some studies indicate sepsis is linked to up to 65 per cent of leukaemia cases and has a 30 per cent mortality rate in cancer patients, yet it remains an overlooked crisis.
In Jibraan’s honour, his parents launched the Jibraan Chaudhary Sepsis Research Foundation.
The foundation aims to fund research into better prevention, treatment protocols and monitoring strategies to help chemotherapy patients survive sepsis.
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