Friendship with Kevin Sinfield brought MND to wider attentionLast modified on Sun 2 Jun 2024 22.18 CESTRob Burrow, the former rugby league player who came to national attention following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease, has died at the age of 41 following a short illness.
The Burrow family added in their own statement: “The outpouring of love and support that Rob and the whole Burrow family have received over the last four and a half years meant so much to Rob. In particular, the rugby league family and the MND community have rallied around Rob to inspire him, thank you for your support.in the face of MND over the last four and a half years
That significant fundraising also included £6m to build the Rob Burrow Centre for MND in Leeds, to help support people living with the disease. The breaking of the ground on that facility was due to take place on Monday and his former club confirmed, as per Burrow’s wishes, that will still go ahead as planned.
Rob Burrow hoists aloft the Super League trophy after Leeds win the 2015 Grand Final – he won eight league titles with the club in all.Burrow made 492 appearances for Leeds, placing him fifth in the club’s all-time appearance list. He was capped five times by Great Britain, 15 by England and won the Challenge Cup in 2014 and 2015, as well as the World Club Challenge on three occasions. He remains one of the modern era’s most decorated players.