The best friends of a 22-year-old man who died from testicular cancer have held a charity rugby match in his memory.<\/p>\n
Zac Summers-Cameron, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, died in 2025. Fifteen months before, doctors had misdiagnosed his pain as an infection and treated him with antibiotics.<\/p>\n
About 500 people attended the memorial at his former club, Old Patesians RFC, on Saturday, and raised thousands of pounds.<\/p>\n
Ben Jones, one of the organisers, said: “It was for Zach. It was for his family to just show how big he was to everyone, how much he meant to everyone, and to create a day for his legacy.”<\/p>\n
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Zac’s Boys, a group of 16 of his friends, set up the event, which also included live music and a raffle.<\/p>\n
His friends described Zac as “funny, cheeky, outgoing” and someone who “you instantly wanted to be friends with”.<\/p>\n
Zac had just finished his first year at university when he had issues with one of his testicles and pain in his abdomen.<\/p>\n
His mum, Clare Summers-Taylor, previously told the BBC he was seen five times by GPs and medical professionals over four months in 2024 but was not scanned<\/a>, which could have “changed everything”.<\/p>\n A 16-man group of his friends, called Zac’s Boys, set up the event, which also included live music and a raffle.<\/p>\n The event, along with other fundraisers, has so far generated up to \u00a310,000 for Maggie’s cancer charity.<\/p>\n Jones said they hope to repeat the event next year.<\/p>\n Fellow organiser, James Scott, said: “[Zac] loved throwing things like that, bringing people together.<\/p>\n “So we wanted to replicate that for a good cause to celebrate his life. We didn’t want it to be sad. We wanted it to be a celebration.”<\/p>\n Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in younger men in the UK, with about 2,400 cases each year and 70 deaths.<\/p>\n Tim Snary, a volunteer with the Bristol testicular cancer charity It’s in the Bag, said there is a survival rate of about 96% if the cancer is caught early.<\/p>\n Signs and symptoms<\/a> to look out for include a lump, swelling, ache or pain in your testicle.<\/p>\n Jones said: “Until a few weeks ago, I didn’t realise how common it is in males and in youth…<\/p>\n “If something’s not feeling right, just go get it looked at. There’s no point waiting.”<\/p>\n Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630<\/a>.<\/p>\n More on this storyRelated internet links