Sinfield completes ultra challenge
LEICESTER coach Kevin Sinfield has raised £1.5m for charity after completing seven ultra marathons in seven days.
He was greeted with huge cheers when he reached the Old Trafford finish line during half-time in the Rugby
League World Cup final. Sinfield has been raising money for motor neurone disease (MND) charities after the diagnosis of ex- -Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow in 2019.
He said he “just wanted to be a great friend” by fundraising to find a cure.
“If we can all try to be a bit of a better friend from time to time, I think we’ll have a bit of a better place to live in,” he said.
The 42-year-old called Burrow “an absolute champion” and praised “the way the Burrow family have been so courageous and brave”.
Speaking during the Australia v Samoa game, an emotional Sinfield thanked the public for their support, saying:
“There’s one thing for sure – that our country cares.
“It cares about people who need help and that MND community need us, they need support, they need love and we’ve got to find a cure.”
Sinfield’s task started in Edinburgh on Sunday, and passed through Melrose, Newcastle and
York. The Oldham-born star reached Old Trafford in Manchester yesterday afternoon after covering 300 miles (482km).
Sinfield surpassed his fundraising target of £777,777 – anod to the number 7 shirt worn by Burrow, who greeted him at Leeds’ Headingley Stadium after the Yorkshire leg on Friday.
