RAK Rugby will be hosting the inaugural Nick Young Annual Golf Day later this month in memory of one of the club’s former players.
Australian Young, 43, died on April 29 this year, in the aftermath of suffering a head injury while playing at the Sharjah 10s tournament days earlier.
He was buried in his homeland in May, leaving behind a wife and two young children.
The Nick Young Annual Golf Day will be hosted at Tower Links Golf Club in Ras Al Khaimah on Friday, November 16, and is the latest initiative to be organised in the wake of Young’s death.
Abu Dhabi rivals Quins and Saracens played a memorial game to honour Young at Saracens’ Al Ghazal ground in May, while RAK and Arabian Knights – who Young had been playing against when tragedy struck – put on the first Nick Young Memorial match in Sharjah on June 1.
“We’ve set this this golf day up as Nick was a massive lover sport and has two young lads and a wife back in Australia who we’d like to help out,” said RAK chairman Simon Williams.
Nick Young (back row, far left) playing for RAK at the Dubai Sevens last year. Photo: © RAK Rugby 2017
“It’s also a chance for the rugby community and his friends to come together to remember a great man and have some fun in the name of a good cause.
“In addition, we have a Nick Young Trophy which is an annual rugby match between the Arabian Knights and RAK, as Nick was playing in a combined Knights/RAK team at Sharjah when the fatal incident occurred.
“These are annual fixtures, the golf being the first to be held and the second rugby trophy match will happen at the end of the season.
“We’d love to see every club send representatives but the event is open to anyone interested with the aim to have 72 players and all their friends and family along to enjoy as well as raise some money (and a toast) to Nick.”
Registration and payment are open for the event at 11:00 for a Shotgun start next Friday, with tee-off from 12:30 onwards.
The price is Dh375 per person (cash only) which will also include a barbecue, beverages, a prize giving ceremony and live entertainment.
For team reservations and further information, call Williams on 056 138 4379 or Galvin McKechnie on 050 536 8676, email [email protected].
