EXCLUSIVE 'Rob Burrow had the heart of a lion, it's no surprise how he dealt with MND battle' - Sam Burgess lauds 'courageous' former rival and team-mate after his death aged 41 Burrow died at the age of 41 following his battle with motor neurone disease Tributes have flooded in from across the sporting world after the sad news His former team-mate and rival Burgess is the latest to pay tribute to Burrow By Mike Keegan Published: 10:48 EDT, 3 June 2024 | Updated: 15:51 EDT, 3 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments When it comes to the devastating loss of Rob Burrow – and the brutal reality of MND – Sam Burgess is better placed than most to comment. The 35-year-old will walk his Warrington side out at Wembley on Saturday after leading them to a Challenge Cup Final following a blistering start to his career as a coach. But as he drove to training this morning his thoughts were a long way from the arch.
‘I did a lot of reflecting after we got the news on Rob overnight,’ Burgess tells Mail Sport. 'You think “what’s it all about? What does it mean? Why are we here?”.’ Sam Burgess (left) has lauded his 'courageous' former rival and team-mate Rob Burrow (right) after the latter died at the age of 41, following his battle with motor neurone disease Burrow won eight Super League titles during his career and was diagnosed with MND in 2019 They are questions he has asked himself before.
Burgess was 15 when his father Mark, himself a former rugby league player, sat him and his .