This Sunday sees a day of rugby at Darlington Mowden Park RFC in Yiewsley Drive in aid of charity.

A varied range of teams from minis to girls, to an 'elite' ladies' team and a 'golden oldies' men's team will play the game, have fun and, at the same time, raise funds for St Teresa's Hospice.

The day will get off to a flying start from 11am with Mowden Minis - who are children aged 7-12 years - playing against Guisborough.

The highlight of the day will follow at 1pm when a team of women, who only started training in the summer, will play a team of men. The men are all aged over 35 and most are married to or have partners in the women's team! Originally scheduled to be a tag game, the rules will vary to suit the atmosphere of the day and the talents of the players and anything could happen!

Gill Currie, one of the women's players, said: "The Ladies' Team which only started as a bit of fun, has been training for six months and is pleased to be doing something that both promotes the club and raises money for charity."

After the battle of the sexes, the Under-16 Girls' team will play Widnes Girls' in what promises to be a very hard and exciting game. Widnes has a formidable reputation with many of its players being in the north west regional squad. Kick off for this match is 2.30pm.

Throughout the day there will be a number of raffles and other fundraising activities in aid of the hospice and an entry charge of 50p will be requested from those watching the Women v Men's match.

The clubhouse will be open all day and members of the public are welcome to come along, join in the fun and support this very worthwhile cause.