{"id":297128,"date":"2023-12-17T01:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T01:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297128"},"modified":"2023-12-17T01:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T01:24:04","slug":"rugby-heroes-kevin-sinfield-and-rob-burrow-to-be-honoured-by-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/rugby-heroes-kevin-sinfield-and-rob-burrow-to-be-honoured-by-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby heroes Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow to be honoured by King"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Rugby League greats Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow to be honoured by The King after their campaign to help people living with motor neurone disease<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Last week, the England rugby coach finished seven ultra marathons in seven day<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>In total he has raised more than \u00a38million for motor neurone disease charities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His former Leeds Rhinos team-mate Burrow was diagnosed with MND in 2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rugby League heroes Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow will be honoured in the new year after their campaign to help people living with motor neurone disease.<\/p>\n<p>Last week the England rugby coach broke down in tears outside Buckingham Palace as he finished the last leg of his epic challenge to run seven ultra marathons in seven days<\/p>\n<p>The campaign has so far raised more than \u00a3650,000 for motor neurone disease charities.<\/p>\n<p>Sinfield admitted his fourth endurance event had been his most gruelling yet, having run 27.2miles in the seven different cities of Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Dublin, Brighton and London.<\/p>\n<p>In total, he has raised more than \u00a38million for a selection of motor neurone disease charities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/01\/71242153-12872941-Kevin_Sinfield_has_opened_up_on_his_very_emotional_finish_to_the-a-39_1702775098214.jpg\" height=\"617\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Sinfield has opened up on his very emotional finish to the Leeds Marathon on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/01\/71242155-12872941-Sinfield_was_among_12_000_runners_to_complete_the_inaugural_Rob_-a-40_1702775098216.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sinfield was among 12,000 runners to complete the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old said his former Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow \u2013 who was diagnosed with the terminal condition MND in 2019 \u2013 had inspired him to keep going every day.<\/p>\n<p>The powerful gesture at the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon in May was truly special.<\/p>\n<p>Having pushed father-of-three Rob for 26.2-miles, Sinfield stopped and unstrapped him, lifting him out of his chair and over the finish line in his arms.<\/p>\n<p><span>Sinfield then gave his great friend a kiss before placing him back in his seat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The New Year\u2019s Honours List will be the first presided over by Charles since his Coronation in May and the second since he became the monarch following the death of the Queen in September last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/01\/71242237-12872941-Sinfield_revealed_Burrow_left_coaxed_him_into_writing_his_new_au-a-41_1702775098218.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sinfield revealed Burrow (left) coaxed him into writing his new autobiography &#8216;The Extra Mile&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/01\/71242173-12872941-He_then_followed_former_Tigers_chief_Steve_Borthwick_left_to_Eng-a-42_1702775098220.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He then followed former Tigers chief Steve Borthwick (left) to England to take up the same role<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12872941\/Rugby-heroes-Kevin-Sinfield-Rob-Burrow-honoured-King.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rugby League greats Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow to be honoured by The King after their campaign to help people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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