Featuring Eli Manning, Peyton Manning and Archie Manning
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Will Greenwood, Michael Lynagh and Gavin Hastings

June 27-28th at The Renaissance Club, Archerfield, Scotland

The Zurich Charity Challenge pits the UK against the US on the golf course, with megastar names from America NFL (National Football League) challenging their counterparts from British rugby.

The event will be held on 27th and 28th June 2008 at The Renaissance Club course, East Lothian, Scotland.

The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation, which is dedicated to funding research into curing spinal injury, is delighted to have received the sponsorship/support of Zurich at this event.

Legendary names in the British rugby arena include Ieuan Evans (former Captain of Wales and British Lions), Will Greenwood (England World Cup Rugby Winner 2003), Gavin Hastings (former Scotland and British Lions Captain), Michael Lynagh (Australian Rugby Union Player and past Australia captain), Gordon Bulloch (Scottish rugby player) and Austin Healey (England and British Lions).

Hot Shots from the NFL include Eli Manning (New York Giants Quarterback and 2008 Super Bowl Champion and MVP), Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts Quarterback and 2007 Super Bowl Champion and MVP), Archie Manning (former New Orleans Saints Quarterback), Lawrence Tynes (Placekicker for the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants – the first Scottish born player to win the Super Bowl. Kicked the game winning field goal in overtime in the 2008 NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers to send the Giants to the Super Bowl) and Shane Matthews (14 seasons in the NFL as a Quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and Miami Dolphins).

In announcing the event Zurich said “Zurich supports this Foundation because we believe that not only our company but the insurance industry in general should benefit greatly from any advances made in this area of spinal injury cure”.

A cheque will be presented at the closing awards ceremony to the Foundation by Zurich’s Global Corporate CEO, Geoff Riddell.