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about us

Like most good rugby stories, LooseHeadz started as a conversation at the end of a rugby club bar.

It wasn’t a conversation just about rugby; it was about the people we’d met through life who’d had a ‘life wobble’ and we never really knew how to support.

We couldn’t ignore the problem that was staring us in the face. We needed to help - and not just our mates, but the whole rugby community.

That’s when LooseHeadz was born. Rugby’s mental health charity. A movement. A community.

LooseHeadz uses the power of rugby to start conversations, tackle the stigma, and save lives.

With your help, we want to make this a conversation at the end of every rugby club bar in the world.

1300+

CLUBS IN 28 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

50+

AMBASSADORS ACROSS THE WORLD

100,000+

SUPPORTERS AROUND THE WORLD

Our Mission

We’re on a mission to save lives.

We’re doing this by pacing a mental health lead at every rugby club around the world. We then provide these clubs with a toolkit of free resources to help support the wellbeing of players, coaches & fans.

Together we are building a global community of people united around a shared vision to #TackleTheStigma that surrounds mental health.

There is even more support coming with our new 3 Step Plan;

CONNECT – An online community hub designed to bring our community closer than ever before.

DELIVER – Rugby-specific mental health training programme designed for the rugby community, by the rugby community.

SUPPORT – Extending the pilot of our gold-standard clinical support service, providing rapid, & potentially life-saving support to those who need it most.

meet the team

Having witnessed first-hand the devastating impacts of poor mental health, LooseHeadz was founded by Dave, Mark and Rob in 2017. With over 60 years of playing experience between us, reinforced with a desire to help others, we started our campaign to #TackleTheStigma.

Dave

Mark

Rob

Heather

Hannah

what people are saying about looseheadz:

It’s a really important relationship that the Lions has with LooseHeadz. It’s really important work that they do, and we are proud to be a supporter.

Ben Calveley, CEO, The British & Irish Lions

The question for me is, if you’re a player, a coach, a volunteer, why wouldn’t you get involved with LooseHeadz? What if you could help one person?

David Flatman, Pundit & Former Player

I got the LooseHeadz logo tattooed to remind me that when times were tough, things would be ok, things would get better.

Jamie McGregor, Member of LooseHeadz RFC

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