Rugby League Legend Rob Burrow Dies Aged 41
Published on June 3, 2024
Former Great Britain rugby league star and motor neurone disease (MND) charity patron Rob Burrow has died. Mr. Burrow, 41, lost his four-and-a-half-year battle with MND on Sunday. The English scrum-half played 17 seasons with Leeds Rhinos, helping them win eight Super League titles, two Challenge Cup trophies, and three World Club Challenges. “Rob inspired the entire country with his brave battle against MND since his diagnosis in December, 2019. He passed away peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital near his home surrounded by his loving family after becoming ill earlier this week,” the Leeds Rhinos said in a statement on Sunday. Mr. Burrow was diagnosed with MND two years after announcing his retirement in 2017....