Rob Burrow obituary: Rugby league icon and motor neurone disease campaigner

Born in Pontefract in 1982, Burrow made his start in the sport with community club Featherstone Lions and was signed to the club he would spend his entire professional career with, Leeds Rhinos, as an academy player in 1999. He would make his professional debut for the Rhinos as an 18-year-old in an 18-16 defeat at home to Hull FC in April 2001, and his talent was recognised in that first season by being named as Super League's young player of the year.

Back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs at Wembley in 2014 and 2015 were followed by two more Grand Final successes in 2015 and 2017, with Burrow calling time on his playing career following the last of those. In total, he made 492 appearances for Leeds, scoring 196 tries and kicking 157 goals. At international level, he was capped five times by Great Britain and was in England's squads for both the 2008 and 2013 Rugby League World Cups.

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