international rob burrow, who has died aged ai. he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, two years after he retired from playing for the leeds rhinos, the club where he d spent his entire career. the prince of wales described him as a legend of rugby league who had a huge heart . here are the two speaking with former teammate kevin sinfield. who scored the most tries out of you two? j him, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we -et to fight this disease until we get a to fight this disease until we get a cure. in a glittering career on the pitch, he won eight super league titles with leeds rhinos, the club where he spent his whole career. after his diagnosis, he dedicat
headlines now. tributes are pouring in for the former great britain rugby league international rob burrow, who has died aged 41. he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, two years after he retired from playing for the leeds rhinos, the club where he d spent his entire career. the prince of wales described him as a legend of rugby league who had a huge heart . here are the two speaking with former teammate kevin sinfield. who scored the most tries out of you two? j him, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we get a cure. in a glittering career on the pitch, he won eight super league titles with leeds rhinos, who described him as a true inspiration. after his diagnosis, he dedicated himself to raising awareness
tributes are pouring in for the former great britain rugby league international rob burrow, who has died aged a1. he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, two years after he retired from playing for the leeds rhinos, the club where he d spent his entire career. the prince of wales described him as a legend of rugby league who had a huge heart . here are the two speaking with former teammate kevin sinfield. who scored the most tries out of you two? j him, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we get a cure. in a glittering career on the pitch, he won eight super league titles with leeds rhinos, after his diagnosis, he dedicated himself to raising awareness about the disease. he leaves behind his wife lindsey and t
1982, and raised in the rugby league heartland of west yorkshire, it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, oh, he s good, is that rob, but he s never going to make it because he s not big enough. after signing for leeds rhinos as a teenager, he went on to become one of their greatest. but not long into retirement, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. it was a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i m not giving in, not till my last breath. you know, i ve too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love they had for him shone through as rob made his private battle a public one to help raise awareness of mnd. rob s aim was to be a voice, to raise that awareness
for other people that were suffering and going through this. at first, when rob was diagnosed, i was the one that would break down in tears and rob would be, you know, pull yourself together, lindsey, you know, we can get through this. the wider rugby league family also united behind him to raise funds for research into a condition that has no cure and no treatment. who scored the most tries out of you two? j him, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and to give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we get a cure. rob burrow overcame so many challenges, on and off the field. he will always be remembered as a giant, whether wearing the blue and amber of his beloved leeds, or wearing the warmest of smiles in the face of a cruel disease.