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Kevin Sinfield knighted, says Rob Burrow would be proud of campaign support
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The former rugby league captain reflected on what he believes his late friend Rob Burrow would have made of the honour and the support for their MND campaign.
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Kevin Sinfield has been knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle for his services to the motor neurone disease (MND) community and to rugby league and rugby union. The former England rugby league captain was among 60 people receiving honours at the investiture, BBC News reported. [1]
Asked how his late friend and former Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow would have reacted, Sinfield said: “I think he'd be laughing.” He added: “I think he'd be enormously proud of the support behind a campaign that he started, and we continue in his name.” His remarks were reported by BBC News on 7 October. [1]
Burrow died in 2024 after living with MND for four years. Sinfield’s fundraising, inspired by Burrow, has raised more than £11m for charity, according to the BBC. [1]
Sinfield said he was “massively humbled by the whole experience” and “very proud to accept it on behalf of the MND community and their families”. [1]
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