SOUTHEND Rugby Club will host the second annual Jack’s Journey Rugby Tournament tomorrow.

Teams across the county will come together at Warners Bridge to take part.

And among those in action will be the Jack’s Journeymen team who formed two years to show support to a team-mate whose son - Jack Kleinberg - was born in 2013 with two life limiting conditions, Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) and Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).

Southend’s Ally Gavin said: “The team came together as a response from Southend Rugby Club to show support for one their own back in early January 2015 and is mainly made up of players mostly from Southend old and new. Owing to the severity of both of Jack’s conditions he is dependant on receiving regular treatment in the form of daily cares, meds, transfusions/infusions and injections which are, for the most part, administered by Jack’s Mum, Vicki.

“Despite numerous operations and two bone marrow transplants, from the same donor, Jack’s conditions are becoming ever more prevalent despite the momentous efforts made from the medical teams from Great Ormond Street and Southend Hospital’s Paediatric ‘Neptune Ward’.

“The real chance of survival for Jack now will be in the form of another Bone Marrow Transplant from a different donor.”

And Jack’s Journeymen remain determined to help make that happen.

“The aim, drive and focus for the Jack’s Journeymen Rugby Team is to promote and encourage as many people as possible, who are eligible, to give blood regularly and register for bone marrow donation,” said Gavin.

“Our main drive is to get people to commit and support our message. We want to let children like Jack and their families know that we’re with them.”