Mission: To help young people at risk of truancy or underachievement
Funding: 20,000 a year from the Royal Bank of Scotland
The English, Welsh and Scottish rugby teams will be battling it out on the pitch over the next few weeks, but last week the sides' captains came together to promote a common aim - supporting at-risk young people.
The tie-up is due largely to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), a long-term supporter of The Prince's Trust, and sponsor of the annual Six Nations rugby tournament, which begins on Saturday (3 February).
RBS Six Nations with The Prince's Trust is linked to the trusts' xl clubs.
These are two-year programmes run in schools and other education centres that help young people increase their confidence and self-esteem, leading to improvements in educational achievement and a reduction in truancy and antisocial behaviour.
The rugby project works with a number of the clubs. Groups use rugby as part of their programme, playing touch rugby, taking part in fitness sessions, and visiting the stadium of their national team where they can meet players.
Some young people also get the chance to act as a "guard of honour" during matches.
Katie Durling, sports development manager at The Prince's Trust, says combining the xl programme with rugby is ideal. "It is linking in to the skills they are trying to develop," she says. "And it is another way to give the young people extra. It is really, really positive."
When the programme started in 2005, it worked with seven schools - this year it will work with 18. This will allow about 260 young people, aged between 14 and 16, to take part across the three countries.
