see it is pretty raw still. he will leave a massive hole and i know there will be a lot of people out there will be a lot of people out there who are heartbroken this morning about the news from yesterday. what s really important is rob burrow continues to live forever. i m sure the mnd community and everyone who has supported us previously will ensure that rob s name is at the forefront of everything going forward. we are amazed at some of the things he did on a rugby field but to see some of the things he has done in the last four and a half years has been unbelievable and the respect and love and admiration i ve got for him couldn t be any higher.
of hope and inspiration, not only for the mnd community but for all those who followed his story. he said rob will continue to inspire him every single day and that he will never forget the special times they shared both on and off the pitch. he added that he would always say rob was the toughest player he d ever played alongside. we have seen that toughness so many times. kevin went on to say that rob showed the world what living and loving looked like, and ended it poignantly saying i will miss you, my little mate . prince william joined in paying tribute to rob, calling him a legend of rugby league . he said rob burrow had a huge heart, and taught them that in a world full of adversity, we must dare to dream . the late doddie weir s charity shared a few words following the news. it said like doddie, rob has been a true inspiration for people living with mnd . while the darby rimmer mnd foundation said
as planned without rob but he was adamant that today should go ahead. it will be the ceremonial first spade in the ground at the rob burrow centre for motor neurone disease, just around five miles away from headingley at seacroft hospital. not a day should be wasted, is what rob thought, and that spell centre we will talk about this money, it has very much been designed from the ground up to give patients living with mnd the best support possible. just listening to some of those tributes from the wider mnd community, a of them repeated in these floral tributes. look at all of the shirts, this was number seven, look at all of the shirts, this was numberseven, his look at all of the shirts, this was number seven, his shirt number, lots of people writing on them with their own heartfelt messages, legend is the weather comes forward again and again. i love this one, the of
the wider rugby league family also united behind him to raise funds for research into a condition that has no cure. i think the last couple of years, my respect for him was only increased because he s been so brave and courageous, how he s attacked what mnd has brought to him and the family. so inspiring to mnd community, it s been incredible to see the effects he s had on so many people. he s an absolute champion. good to see you. who scored the most tries out of you two? laughter i think he knows that as well. is he laughing? yeah, he is. he s laughing. hopefully through the campaigning we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and to give people and families affected by the disease some help. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease and look after those with mnd until we have a cure.
to do the one o clock news today but she will come in to talk about rob. there has been an overwhelming number of tributes for rob who touched so many people s lives. rob s former team mate kevin sinfield said the world has lost a great man and a wonderful friend to so many . he said that rob fought so bravely until the end and became a beacon of hope and inspiration, not only for the mnd community but for all those who followed his story. he said rob will continue to inspire him every single day and that he will never forget the special times they shared both on and off the pitch. he added that he would always say rob was the toughest player he d ever played alongside. kevin went on to say that rob showed the world what living and loving looked like, and ended it poignantly saying i will miss you, my little mate . prince william joined