Lothian & Borders Police rugby team played a special match yesterday against a Scotland legends team to raise money for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland. Money from tickets sales and from a variety of fundraising activities on the day raised over £8,000.
![Scotland legend Scott Hastings gets to grips an opponent](https://i0.wp.com/nen.press/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scotland-legend-scott-hastings-gets-to-grips-an-opponent.jpg?resize=594%2C511&ssl=1)
The match was arranged in arranged in remembrance of former officer Steve Cully, who died aged 41, due to a heart defect and his wife Rosie, who has already raised in excess of £20,000 for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, gave a moving speach about her late husband. Both of Steve’s kids, Josh (4) and Hannah (7) were at the match and they have the task of kicking the match off.
![Balloons were set off into the sky before kick off](https://i0.wp.com/nen.press/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ballons-were-set-off-into-the-sky-before-kick-off.jpg?resize=594%2C894&ssl=1)
Around 2,100 spectators turned up despite the rain to watch the match and got behind both teams.
![Ronnie Brown 3](https://i0.wp.com/nen.press/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ronnie-brown-3.jpg?resize=594%2C460&ssl=1)
Prior to kick off Corries legend Ronnie Brown performed the National Anthem supported by the Police Pipe Band.