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How rugby hero Rob inspired thousands in the UK
Sunderland Echo
|August 05, 2025
Celebrated Leeds Rhinos scrumhalf Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in December 2019, aged 37, just before his son's first birthday.
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Despite receiving a prognosis of no more than two years to live, he chose to share his journey publicly and became an extraordinary campaigner and fundraiser for MND awareness.
This story is from the August 05, 2025 edition of Sunderland Echo.
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