The Mose Masoe Foundation’s ‘Walk & Talk’ charity walk arrived in Hull on Tuesday evening, with Masoe and the team greeted by members of the Hull FC squad.
Legends of rugby league, including international coaches and many players who have won on the sport’s biggest stages, have been ‘walking & talking’ on a journey between Super League stadiums to raise awareness of the life-changing impact of serious injuries in the sport – and to raise money to support those most badly affected.
The event has been organised by the Mose Masoe Foundation, which was established firstly to support the Samoan international following the career-ending spinal cord injury which he suffered when playing for Hull Kingston Rovers last January, leaving him paralysed.
Mose still has no sensation or dexterity in his hands, can still walk only a few unaided steps and any brief activity leaves him shattered.
The centrepiece of the event is a rugby ball initially signed by Mose in Hull which has since travelled club to club in the Australian NRL, collecting signatures of all club captains.
Now back in the UK, it has been walked between Super League grounds, collecting all Super League club captain signatures to create the ultimate piece of modern day rugby league memorabilia.
The walk arrived at the KCOM Stadium last night, where Mose Masoe himself joined the team of walkers to complete the final few hundred metres, before being greeted by members of the Hull FC squad.
Army personnel Lt Col Andy Black REME, WO2 Phil Stow Yorks, and SSGT Steve Sampher LD have accompanied the ball on the full UK leg of its journey, and were part of the team that safely delivered the ball from Goole to Hull yesterday on its penultimate leg.
The ball was signed by Hull FC co-captains Scott Taylor and Marc Sneyd – it will now be kept in Hull until July 1st when the final leg of the journey will see the ball walked from the KCOM Stadium to Hull College Craven Park, to be walked out on the pitch at the Hull Derby by Mose himself.
The ball will then be auctioned off to raise funds for the foundation.
How to donate
You can donate any amount through the Foundation’s Go Fund Me page at www.mosemasoefoundation.co.uk.
Donations of between £5 and £20 can be made via text.
Text 5BALL, 10BALL, 15BALL or 20BALL to 70085.
Texts costs amount donated + standard message rate.
Check out some of the bets photos below as the ball arrived at the KCOM Stadium last night…
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