'We both knew it was the last time': Sir Kevin Sinfield reveals heartbreaking final meeting with best friend Rob Burrow before he passed away from motor neurone disease

Daily Mail - Oct 4, 2026

The former Leeds Rhinos captain, 46, rushed back from an England rugby camp after being told Burrow was close to death and travelled north to see his stricken friend.

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