Castro gets shirty with loyal fan
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RUGBY star Martin Castrogiovanni literally gave the shirt off his back to help out one loyal fan.
Harborough man Eddy Crowe messaged Leicester Tigers prop Castro on Facebook to donate some items for a raffle in aid of his church, St Peter and St Paul, Great Bowden.
And he was amazed when the Italian international, who co-owns the Timo restaurant in Harborough town centre, said yes and later emerged from the Tigers dressing room following last month’s Heineken Cup victory against Clermont Auvergne at Welford Road with a muddy match shirt.
“He said it might be a good idea if we got mum to wash it before he signed it,” said Mr Crowe, who has a been a fan and season ticket holder at Tigers for many years and was among a group of fans who started a Facebook group to keep Castro at the club when it looked last season as if he might move away.
Castro signed the match shirt at the Tigers recent development match against Leeds and has also donated two signed Italy training shirts.
Mr Crowe is raffling the shirts, together with two signed Tigers’ squad shirts from 2009 in aid of the parish church of Great Bowden.
Team vicar, the Rev James Shakespeare, said: “We are asking all members of our congregation to undertake their own fundraising initiatives this year. We are delighted that Eddy is leading the way with this raffle and I hope that the everyone will support his enterprise.”
Raffle tickets cost £3 from Mr Crowe or his family oby phoning 01858 465034. The prize draw will be made on March 31.
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