Leeds Rhinos legends Burrow and Sinfield complete city’s 10k

December 3, 2024

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BBC Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow — Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow finished the race in 39th place

Rugby League legends Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow have completed the Leeds 10k, with Sinfield pushing his team-mate in a specially-adapted wheelchair.

Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019 and has since raised millions of pounds for charity.

The former Rhinos joined the club’s team to raise money for the Leeds Rhinos Foundation and the Rob Burrow Centre for MND appeal.

Sinfield said it was “brilliant” to complete the course together.

“It’s been a while since we have been able to do some sort of running or activity,” he said.

“We have been waiting on this [wheelchair] to get delivered, it’s our first run with it today and we came 39th.

“Thankfully it stayed in one piece and hopefully he enjoyed it, I know I did.”

Presented with their medals by Rob's children — Burrow’s children presented them with their medals at the finish line

Leeds Rhinos said the wheelchair was provided by Leeds Beckett University, which made him an Honorary Doctor of Sport Science in 2019.

Sinfield added: “A lot of people were clapping, I think Rob has been such a huge inspiration to everybody that people have been really happy that we have been out on the course for it. It’s been a really nice day.

Some of the money raised from the Jane Tomlinson Run For All event will also be donated to Burrow’s MND fund.

Burrow and Sinfield joined hundreds of others in the Run With the Rhinos campaign, which works to support adults and children throughout the Leeds community.

In 2020, Sinfield famously led a team that ran seven marathons in seven days to raise more than £2.7m for motor neurone disease (MND) research.

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He was later made OBE for services to rugby league and charity fundraising.

Burrow was recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list in 2021 for services to rugby and motor neurone disease (MND) awareness during Covid-19.

The Jane Tomlinson Run For All Leeds 10k is now in its 15th year, and took a new route this time with runners setting off from outside the University of Leeds Parkinson Building.

It went past Headingley Stadium, through Meanwood and back past Leeds Arena, to finish outside Leeds Art Gallery.