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HAMBO JOINS HARRY POTTER DUO

Matt Hampson has joined Harry Potter actors and Foundation supporters James and Oliver Phelps for this week’s episode of their ’Normal Not Normal’ podcast.

James and Oliver talk to a star-studded selection of friends, colleagues and personal heroes on their weekly podcast to find out what “normal” means to them and, actually, what does “normal” mean anyway?

The Phelps brothers, best known as Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films for a decade, chat to Hambo about the Foundation and his incredible story.

You can listen wherever you usually get your podcasts or by following this link https://podfollow.com/ normalnotnormal

LAST SPACES FOR VIRTUAL LONDON MARATHON

The Foundation has a few spaces left for this year’s Virtual London Marathon, taking place in October.

You’ll receive your runner number and t-shirt in the post and you’ll run your own race close to home alongside the main event.

If you’re up for the challenge and want to support the Foundation and get fit at the same time, please contact Abbie by emailing abbie@hambo.co.uk

FLOOR: EVERSCAPE THIRA

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The expanded knockout stages of both the Heineken Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup are critical, with clubs having no margin for error in their quest for glory. These two April rounds will also go a long way towards defining the list of 15 nominees for EPCR European Player of the Year, which will be announced after the quarterfinal matches. Sam Simmonds won the Anthony Foley Memorial Trophy last season as Europe’s standout player. The Exeter Chiefs star dotted down for his eighth try of the campaign in the thrilling final victory over Racing 92 to seal the prestigious accolade and he was in no mood to let up on that form when he got 2020/21 off to a flying start with a try against Glasgow in Round 1 at Sandy Park. More than 20,000 votes were cast last season through HeinekenChampionsCup.com and the opinions of the fans will again be canvassed this time, combined with the expertise of a prominent panel of pundits working on the tournaments who will deliberate until the conclusion of Finals Weekend to determine the winner. The 15 nominated stars of the global game will then be trimmed down to just five candidates after the semi-finals, at the start of May.

EPCR European Player of the Year Past Winners

1995-2010 Ronan O’Gara 2011 Sean O’Brien 2012 Rob Kearney 2013 Jonny Wilkinson 2014 Steffon Armitage 2015 Nick Abendanon 2016 Maro Itoje 2017 Owen Farrell 2018 Leone Nakarawa 2019 Alex Goode 2020 Sam Simmonds