Skip to main content
Advertise Buy the paper Contact us Shop Subscribe Support us
Ex-Leeds scrum-half Rob Burrow dies aged 41 after MND battle

A STEADY stream of Leeds Rhinos rugby league fans is passing through Leeds Rhinos’ Headingley stadium to leave tributes of flowers and messages honouring former player Rob Burrow who died in Sunday suffering from motor neurone disease (MND). He was 41.

Tributes have poured into the club from across the world of sport and beyond, praising the former player’s courage in the face of the debilitating disease.

In the four-and-a-half years since his diagnosis Burrow’s life has been devoted to raising awareness of MND and raising funds for research.

Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Britain / 17 January 2025
17 January 2025
Britain / 12 January 2025
12 January 2025
Royal College of Emergency Medicine says advertisement is ‘normalising’ patients being treated in the corridors
Similar stories
Men's rugby union / 7 October 2024
7 October 2024
Men's Rugby / 3 October 2024
3 October 2024
Men's Rugby League / 8 July 2024
8 July 2024