Jonny Wilkinson & O2 Think Big

Jonny Wilkinson returns to Saracens, Allianz Park to catch up with T, Elliot and Jason who took part in the O2 Think Big programme and the O2 Touch Tour in the summer as part of the Wear the Rose campaign. 

O2 took touch rugby up and down the country as part of the O2 Touch Tour. The tour saw England Rugby players Jason Robinson and Jonny Wilkinson support unemployed 16 to 24 year olds via training and mentoring to help them gain employability skills through rugby, as part of a new O2 Think Big initiative.

The initiative gave 250 young people the opportunity to participate in a six week training and career mentoring programme. Delivered by O2 Think Big and its rugby charity partners, Saracens Sports Foundation, Bath Rugby Foundation and School of Hard Knocks, the programme put new found skills into practice with participants gaining practical work experience on the O2 Touch Tour.

Gareth Griffiths, head of sponsorship, O2 commented: “Touring the country with O2 Touch was a highlight of an amazing 2015 for O2, our England rugby sponsorship and our charity partners. One of rugby’s great characteristics is inclusiveness, and Jonny’s work with Think Big has been fantastic to be part of. Elliot, Jason and T’s stories are truly inspiring, and show the power of grassroots support.”