{"id":900,"date":"2011-05-03T15:01:18","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T15:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?900"},"modified":"2011-05-03T15:01:18","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T15:01:18","slug":"help-for-heroes-rugby-match-united-rival-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-rugby-match-united-rival-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for Heroes rugby match &#8216;united rival teams&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rugby players showed their support for soldiers recently as they took to the field to play a match in aid of Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Westoe Senators and South Tyneside College players are named as rivals by the Shields Gazette, but that did not stop them uniting to raise money for the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>The former team won the contest 19-10 and a total of &pound;1,450 was raised for the charity via collections, donations and raffles.<\/p>\n<p>Lol Calvert and Mark Mackay made the presentation 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