The London Welsh Occies locked horns on Saturday with a charity side, Ther Storks, put together by former London Welsh flyers Martin Giraud and former Academy Captain Dylan Wrixon.

The Storks raise funds for the Neo Natal Unit at St Georges Hospital in Tooting where a good friend of the lads received excellent care for her premature baby.

Pools on the Park in the sunshine provided a great setting for the game which was played in a fantastic spirit throughout.

A keenly contested first half saw both teams trade tries at regular intervals and at half time they were only separated by the fantastic goalkicking of Occies fly half Gareth Moore who converted from both touchlines!

In the second half the Storks upped their game and former Welsh winger Muna Ebongalame scored from a mazy run. The Occies again replied, this time straight from the kick off and the game was very much in the balance.

As substitutions started to flow, three quick Storks tries left the score not really reflecting just how close the game was but the score was not important as the both teams had helped to raise another £500 for the unit and have helped to spread the word of a fantastic charity.
 
If you would like to make a donation to the unit via the Storks please do so at www.justgiving.com/thestorks

View the pictures here.