SHU Rugby Shop Sporting Heroes United

Frequently asked questions

I don't have Paypal, can I still buy stuff from the shop?

Of course you can!  Email us at: shurugby@hotmail.co.uk and we can arrange for you to pay by bank transfer, cash (£, $ or euro) or cheque, or...

... as the money that we raise from the sales of our products go directly to charity, what you can do as a form of payment is:

you make an online donation to one of our nominated charities and send us a screenshot and link showing us that you have donated the value of the goods that you are wanting to buy from us to that charity.  We will then send you the links to the products that you are wanting to buy. 

(*Applies to digital products only.) 

Email me at shurugby@hotmail.co.uk for details if you wish to pay by this method.

Who should I contact if I have any queries?

Hi, I'm Paul Manning, I'm the Commercial Manager at SHU Rugby.  Feel free to email me anytime, about anything.  We can talk about SHU Rugby, the shop, or anything you want really. 

If you have any problems with orders, downloads or links, please email me at:  shurugby@hotmail.co.uk

I might not reply straight away, but I will reply and help with any query. 

Will there be a 2026 Rugby Helps Our Heroes Calendar?

Yes - this is in production right now.

Who are 'The Boys'?

The Boys are a group of players from the SHU Rugby calendar projects, aka, The Calendar Boys.

There was such a demand for more films and more content, over and above the calendar projects, that we decided not to wait for the calendar projects to come around each year before we released stuff, and so we started producing the Rugby Helps Our Heroes EXTRA films throughout the year as well.  The SHU Rugby Calendar Boys (ie The Boys), plus special, invited guests from other clubs, were only too keen to do more projects and so we began making the EXTRA films.  

What are the Adonis, Black Ice Theatre Company and Librarians items that are for sale?

Good question... over the years SHU Rugby has worked collaboratively with other sports clubs, charities and social enterprises to help maximise fundraising efforts for us all.  We are not selfish, if there's something that we think you'll like, and might be interested in, then we help promote other fundraising projects and offer our retail services through this site.  Some of the non-SHU Rugby projects are quiet close to home.  I designed the Adonis calendar, did the photography, filming and design for The Librarians calendar and produced and filmed the Black Ice Theatre Company films.   Having these items on sale here means that we can keep the fundraising going for each project.

So how do I email you if I need to get in touch?

Same old email address that we've always had:  shurugby@hotmail.co.uk

Go on.  Drop us a line.

Have a great day,

Speak soon.

Paul x

We are still looking for amateur and professional teams to take part in the 2026 Rugby Helps Our Heroes charity calendar.

If you are a rugby player and would like to volunteer yourself, or your club to star in the next calendar, please get in touch with us.

If your club is looking to do a nude calendar project we can help you.  It is free to do and could make your club hundreds of pounds - click here

So yeah, email me for a chat.  We're a friendly bunch here at SHU Rugby.