In January 2020, Mose Masoe suffered the kind of injury every rugby player dreads: in what seemed to be an innocuous tackle, he fell awkwardly and cracked vertebrae in his back. 

The initial diagnosis was not good: doctors feared he might never walk again. His rugby career is definitely over.

Mose is being treated in the spinal injuries unit at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, who are doing a brilliant job trying to get Mose back on his feet. Literally. 

It's going to be a long, slow process for Mose, who is being incredibly brave, and for his family, who are being even braver. 

I was lucky in my career with Leeds Rhinos, Hull KR and England to never suffer a serious injury: I can't imagine what Mose must be going through. 

To help Mose and his family, I'm joining the UK Red Empire State 500 for what is going to be a tough challenge: I've never been a cyclist and 500 miles in six days is going to test my fitness and my determination to the limit. 

But any discomfort I feel is nothing compared to what Mose is enduring. It would be great to raise £5,000 for Mose and his family: it would be even better to smash that target.

With your help, we can do it: I know everyone has a lot of demands on their hard-earned cash but this is a very special cause for a very special bloke.

Please give what you can and show your support for Mose. 

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Thanks,

Danny