The Glen Innes Elks will be doing more than just keeping the crowd entertained when they take the field this Saturday.
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The club has opted to pair up their round six fixture against the Barbarians to help one of their own, Nathan Stapleton, as well as honour their season sponsors.
Stapleton, a Deepwater local, suffered a severe spinal injury when playing rugby union for Boorowa against West Wyalong on April 9.
He was paralysed from the shoulders down, leaving him a quadraplegic.
The Elks have pulled together several fundraising efforts.
"We just decided that he's from here and that as a rugby club we should definitely try do something to help," organiser Sarah Byrne said.
"So we are donating the gate money, having raffles and an auction at the end of second grade.
"We have a few signed jerseys to auction off as well as hampers and a load of wood as raffle prizes.
"[We are] just trying to get as many people through the gate as we can. It ties in with our sponsors day so it should be a great day of rugby!"
There will be three grades of rugby beginning at 12.50pm with the Tenterfield Bumblebees facing the Barbarians third grade team.
The Bees are coming off a 17-7 win over St Albert's College.
The women's match will follow the third grade with the Glen girls looking to bounce back against the competition leaders, the Barbets.
The second grade clash will feature the Elks and the Baa Baas and round out the day's fixtures.