Sinfield described his former Leeds Rhinos team-mate as a “beacon of hope and inspiration” since his motor neurone disease diagnosis in December 2019. Leeds announced on Sunday evening that their former scrum-half had died after a four-and-a-half-year battle with the incurable disease. Sinfield and Burrow raised millions together for charity in a campaign to raise awareness and fund research.
Kevin Sinfield pays tribute to his friend Rob Burrow after the former Leeds Rhinos side passed away on Sunday — Leeds Rhinos (@leedsrhinos) “Today was the day that I hoped would never come,” Sinfield wrote on social media. “The world has lost a great man and a wonderful friend to so many. You 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 saw and heard your story.
“My love and thoughts go to your beautiful family, Lindsey, Macy, Maya and Jackson, to your parents Geoff and Irene, sisters Joanne and Claire and your wider family and friends. “You will continue to inspire me every single day. I have lost a dear friend and will never forget the special times we shared both on and off the pitch.
“I would always say that you were pound for pound the toughest player I ever played alongside, however, since your diagnosis, you were the toughest and bravest man I have ever met. “The last four and a half years you showed the world what living and loving looked like and this was always done with the.
