the prince of wales described him as a legend of rugby league who had a huge heart . sally nugent, looks back at his life. rob burrow s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giants game, he was world class. absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. 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 till my last breath. you know, i have too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love they had for
Of a cruel disease. rob burrow, who has died at the age of 41. let s speak to james o brien rugby league correspondent at the yorkshire post. i know that you can talk about rob burrow from our personal and professional point of view, because you knew him for a very long time. i actually went to school with his cousin so i knew about him before he started his rugby career and came on the scene in super league, they told me about this little guy who was in the academy to adjust immersed into the academy to adjust immersed into the first team, under the wing of barrie mcdermott, and i saw him play. such a small little fellow, but he punched about his weight. as has been said before, pound for
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