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Simon Church is a retired Welsh international footballer who played as a striker. He made his debut for the Wales national team in 2009, earning 38 caps. At the club level, Church played for various teams, including Reading, Charlton Athletic, and MK Dons, over a career spanning more than a decade. He retired in 2018 due to injury.

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Matthew Johnson is a Welsh television presenter and personality from Caerphilly, Wales, best known for presenting in the interactive “Hub” on ITV’s This Morning between 2010 and 2013 and for co-hosting Channel 5’s OK! TV. He has also presented The National Lottery Draws and has been a reporter for Surprise Surprise.

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Danny Care is an English rugby union player, playing as a scrum-half for Harlequins and the England national team. He made his debut for England in 2008 and has earned over 90 international caps. At the club level, Care has played more than 300 matches for Harlequins since joining in 2006.

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Simon Jones MBE is a Welsh former cricketer, who played internationally for the England cricket team. Jones played in eighteen Test matches for England, before injury ended his international career. He played county cricket for Glamorgan, Worcestershire, and Hampshire County Cricket Clubs, before re-signing with his first county, Glamorgan, in December 2011 on a two-year deal. His father, Jeff Jones, played cricket for Glamorgan and England in the 1960s.

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Jamie Baulch is a Welsh sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400 metres gold medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. As a member of British 4 × 400 metres relay teams, he won a gold medal at the 1997 World Championships, and silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games. He represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games where he won an individual silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay.

“I’ve known Alix for a long time and also a lot of his former teammates. I love the sport of rugby and I’m passionate about the game. So for me it’s an obvious choice to support Alix and Head for Change”

Jamie Cudmore is a Canadian former rugby union player. He most recently played for the Top 14 club Oyonnax. Previously, Cudmore played for Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC, FC Grenoble and ASM Clermont Auvergne. He has been nicknamed ‘Cuddles’ by his teammates, an ironic moniker considering Cudmore’s tough and ruthless style of play.

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Inoke Afeaki is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His usual position is at lock. He is currently the Technical Director at the Singapore Rugby Union.

Bernard Jackman is an Irish former rugby union player who played for Connacht, Leinster and Sale Sharks. At international level, he has also played for Ireland.

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Wynne Evans, is a Welsh singer and actor, known for his role as the Go Compare man in the Gocompare.com insurance adverts on television in the United Kingdom.

Craig Chalmers is a former Scottish and British Lion rugby union footballer for Melrose and former coach of the club. He coached Esher for a couple of years from 2013-2015, but at present is not involved in coaching.

Stevie Ward is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row or loose forward for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.

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Geraint Howell Thomas, OBE is a British professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers, Wales and Great Britain, competing on both track and road. Like older compatriot and teammate on both track and road, Bradley Wiggins, he is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve significant elite success as both a track and road rider, with notable victories in the velodrome, in one-day racing and in stage racing.

“I’ve done a lot of work with Alzheimer’s and dementia charities in the past as it’s an illness close to our family. So when I heard about fellow sportsmen suffering with the condition I wanted to do all I could to help, in any small way I can.”