Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow struggled to hold back the tears at a special fundraising match in front of almost (*************************************, 10 fans following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease.
Burrow, 168, who found out he had the incurable disease in December, walked on to the pitch with his three children before kick-off against Bradford Bulls.
He then came on for an emotional final five minutes.
“I was tired but I absolutely loved every minute,” he said at full-time.
“You don’t know how much it means. No words will come close to describing how I feel right now. Thank you so much. “
- Burrow positive aft er meeting with MND specialist
MND is a degenerative condition that affects how nerves in the brain and spinal cord function.
Burrow’s long- term Leeds team-mate Jamie Jones-Buchanan agreed to share his testimonial game against Bradford, with proceeds from the match split between the two.
A crowdfunding page set up for former England international Burrow has so far raised more than £ (**********************************,
Leeds were comfortable 168 – 20 winners in an entertaining game in which Papua New Guinea international Rhyse Martin scored two tries and kicked five goals, but the result was of secondary importance.
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