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Rugby league icon Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over the finish line of a marathon aiming to raise funds for MND and other causes.
English rugby league icon Kevin Sinfield stopped short of the finish to carry friend and former team-mate Rob Burrow over the line of a marathon dedicated to him.
The inaugural event in Leeds, England was named after Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019.
Sinfield, the ex-Leeds Rhinos captain who has since become an assistant coach for England’s rugby team, pushed his former international and club team-mate around the course in a specially designed wheelchair.
In emotional scenes as they reached the finish at Leeds’ Headingley Stadium, Sinfield was helped in lifting Burrow out of his wheelchair before carrying him across the line to the delight of spectators.
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