FORMER England rugby captain and 2003 World Cup winner Mike Tindall has unveiled the final player line-ups and teams for the RUGBY AID 2015 celebrity rugby match.

Some of the worlds greatest former rugby players, celebrities and members of the armed forces will join the Minchinhampton-based ex-Gloucester star battle it out in the inaugural RUGBY AID 2015 charity match on Friday, September 4 at the Twickenham Stoop.

The celebrity charity game will be in aid of RUGBY FOR HEROES of which Tindall is patron. The charity raises funds and awareness through the sport of rugby, the fan community and the wider professional player network, to support military personnel who are making the transition back from military service to civilian life.

The England team will be captained by Tindall  and celebrities on the team include choreographer and television personality Louie Spence, Martin Offiah (Ex Rugby Star TV), Paul Sculthorpe MBE (Rugby), Vassos Alexander (Radio 2/5 Live), Gary Beadle (Celebrity Geordie Shore) Harry Judd (McBusted), JB Gill (JLS), Jamie Laing (Actor Made In Chelsea) Rav Wilding (TV Presenter), Terry Hollands (England’s Strongest Man), Kelvin Fletcher (Actor Emmerdale), Tom Parker (Pop Star The Wanted ) Dion Dublin (Footballer & TV presenter) .

Tindall will also be joined some of his former World Cup winning team mates including Kevin Yates, Nick Kennedy, Andy Gomarsall MBE, Tom May, Iain Balshaw MBE, Jason Robinson MBE, Paul Sackey, Mark Cueto, Ugo Monye, Lee Mears, Simon Shaw, Ben Cohen MBE and Pat Sanderson The England team will also be further bolstered by three Military servicemen Matt France, Ryan Hopkins , John Court from the Army Navy and RAF will also join the England team.

England will be managed by Neil Back MBE with Assistant Manager Richard Hill MBE and coaching staff George Chuter, Jason Leonard OBE, Danny Grewcock MBE The Rest Of The World team will be captained by Welsh Rugby legend Shane Williams MBE and celebrities on the team include former Westlife pop star Brian McFadden, TV presenters Gethin Jones, Craig Doyle and Matt Johnson, actor Julian Lewis Jones (Actor Invictus) ex footballer and now pundit Robbie Savage and Richard Hadfield (Singer Colabro) The Rest Of The World team (ROW) will contain former overseas and international rugby legends Justin Marshall, Brad Thorn, Shane Byrne, Thom Evans, Shane Byrne, Waisale Serevi, Al Kellock, AJ Venter, Serge Betsen, Rory Lawson, Terry Fanolua, Daryl Gibson, Dafydd James, Lee Byrne, Thomas Castaignede and Thinus Delport.

The team will also be further bolstered by three military servicemen Neil Griffiths, Marshal Cormack and Ryan Hopkins from the Arny Royal Navy and Royal Air Force who will join the ROW team.

Rest Of The World team will be managed by Zinzan Brooke, assisted by coach Sean Holley, Bryan Redpath, Paul Wallace and Ryan Jones.

Tindall said:  Let’s be honest Rugby can be a fairly brutal sport, so for 20 well-known celebrities, some of whom have never played the sport, to agree to stand shoulder to shoulder next to some of the best players in the world in the name of charity is a fairly big deal! It’s either insane or really brave.”

The match will be played at the Twickenham Stoop, home of Harlequins and will be broadcast live on BT Sport. Television viewers will get to watch the build up to the big match with a preview programme on BT Sport on Thursday, September 3 which will cover the recruitment and training of each team, as well as a live broadcast of the match in BT’s new ultra-HD on Friday,September 4.