English rugby union will unite with the Rugby Football League and pay tribute to Rob Burrow with a round of applause in the seventh minute of Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership final.
Premiership Rugby confirmed the tribute, which will take place during the sold-out Twickenham encounter between Northampton and Bath.
“Rob was truly inspirational,” Premiership Rugby said.
“As he said: ‘In a world full of adversity we must still dare to dream’.”
Burrow’s rugby league legacy will be the focal point of Saturday’s Challenge Cup final day at Wembley – the men’s showpiece kicks off at the same time as the Premiership final – with a series of tributes lined up in his honour.
The Leeds Rhinos great, who won the Challenge Cup twice during a glittering playing career, died at the age of 41 on Sunday, after a four-and-a-half year battle with Motor Neurone Disease.
A minute’s silence will be staged prior to both the men’s final between Wigan and Warrington, and the women’s final, which sees Leeds meeting St Helens.
And a minute’s applause will also take place in the seventh minute of each match – Burrow wore the number seven shirt for Leeds – as well as the schools and 1895 Cup finals.
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