The Sam Lobban Trophy

10/09/2026

World Su***de Prevention Day is a challenging and poignant reminder of the foundational cause of The Sam Lobban Trophy: to help raise money, awareness, and understanding of the scale of mental health issues within the north-east of Scotland.

This year’s theme is 'Changing the Narrative on Su***de', something we are committed to doing by bringing the local and national rugby community together every year. Since 2018, things have changed: conversations have evolved, and understanding has improved. Sadly, though, there are still too many stories of lost loved ones and critical services being underfunded and under-supported.

We will be back next year, continuing to honour Sam’s memory and do what we can to help raise money where it's needed most. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available:

💚 SAMH
💚 The Counselling House
💚 Complete Counselling
💚 Aberdeen Samaritans > 116 123 or 0330 094 5717

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17/06/2026

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…

We are immensely proud to announce that the fundraising total for the 2026 Sam Lobban Trophy has been confirmed as £6,100 💚

The money raised this year will be going to aid local mental health projects and support services provided by Cairns Counselling and SAMH. We know that the money raised will be put to incredible use and to help those who really need it.

Even more amazing is that after this year’s efforts, the total raised since 2018 is now at £38,000.

This would never be possible without the continued support of our sponsors, partners, attendees, and the rugby community across Scotland.

10/06/2026

We still have a number of raffle prizes waiting to be claimed!

Please check your tickets and get in touch with us if you have one of the winning numbers below:

BLUE TICKETS

* Blue 60 – £50 Nine Seven Beauty Voucher
* Blue 141 – Bottle of Glenfiddich
* Blue 206 – 2 Bottles of Prosecco
* Blue 343 – £20 Love2Shop Voucher
* Blue 455 – Bottle of Prosecco

ORANGE TICKETS

* Orange 25 – £20 Ashvale Voucher
* Orange 140 – 2 x Suppers from Ashvale
* Orange 301 – £20 Ashvale Voucher
* Orange 350 – £50 Ardoe House Spa Voucher

PINK TICKETS

* Pink 219 – Bottle of Jack Daniel’s
* Pink 360 – Treatment Voucher from Natural Therapy

If you have one of these winning tickets, please send us a message with a photo of your ticket to arrange collection.

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

It takes a village…

Any success achieved through the Sam Lobban Trophy is only made possible by the collection of people who give up their time and resource to pull the day together.

The team here is incredible lucky and thankful to be working alongside many others committed

A massive thank you to everyone who has supported this year, including our competing teams, our sponsors, all those who provided auction and raffle prizes, made donations, or provided their time and skill. A special thank you as always to the team at Aberdeen Wanderers for letting us takeover the grounds and for ongoing support in the build up to the day, and on the day itself.

It simply wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s generosity 💚

Thank you from team SLT - Liam, Ben, Derren, and Matthew.

31/05/2026

Another year, another great day out in the Aberdeen sun for The Sam Lobban Trophy 💚

A massive thank you to everyone who came along yesterday and made it an incredible day in aid of mental health awareness and support in the north-east.

ICYMI…

🏆 The 2026 SLT winners, sponsored by Trophies International, was Aberdeen Grammar Rugby - making it three wins in a row!
🏉 Our player of the tournament, sponsored by Ardoe House Hotel & Spa was Kilimanjaro Rhino’s Liam Leiper.

We’re loving seeing everyone get involved so keep the posts and comments coming. We’ve got plenty still to come before we wrap up for this year’s event, including the total money raised, so stay tuned over the next few days…

If you want to help get our fundraising total that little bit higher, our JustGiving page will be active for the next few days - donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/thesamlobbantrophy2026?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL