Sinfield greeted by Rob Burrow after run from Leicester to LeedsOvernight run raises over £1m for motor neurone disease charitiesThe pain was visibly etched on to Kevin Sinfield’s face when he completed his incredible latest fundraising challenge on Tuesday morning. He arrived at Headingley Stadium, 24 hours and 101 miles since leaving Leicester, alongside the wife and daughter of his former rugby league teammate Rob Burrow, the inspiration for his feats.
Emotionally and physically exhausted, Sinfield pleaded with the BBC’s Sally Nugent not to make him cry as he spoke of the epic run which has raised more than £1m in aid of the motor neurone disease with which Burrow suffers. But as he embraced Burrow on the Headingley pitch you would not have begrudged anyone else if they had shed a tear or two.