Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over Leeds marathon finish line

Kevin Sinfield carries friend and former teammate Rob Burrow across marathon finish line

By George Ramsay, CNN It’s an image that encapsulates the power of friendship through adversity: Kevin Sinfield, a legendary figure in the sport of rugby league, stops short of the finish line of a marathon to gather Rob Burrow, his friend and former teammate, into his arms. The poignant moment came at the end of the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon on Sunday and the pair received cheers from those spectating when they crossed the line togeth…

Kevin Sinfield carries friend and former teammate Rob Burrow across marathon finish line

Kevin Sinfield, a legendary figure in the sport of rugby league, carried his friend and former teammate Rob Burrow across the finish line of the Leeds Marathon

Terminally-ill Rob Burrow carried over marathon finish line by fellow Rugby hero

Kevin Sinfield carried his close friend Rob Burrow over the finish line (Picture: PA) Rob Burrow was carried over the finish line by close friend and fellow Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield at the end of the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon. Burrow, 40, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, two years after retiring from a rugby career that produced 493 appearances for Leeds Rhinos and 15 caps for England. Since the diagnosis, Si…

El entrenador de rugby Kevin Sinfield cruza la meta de la maratón de Leeds con su ex compañero Rob Burrow, enfermo de ELA

El entrenador británico de rugby Kevin Sinfield ha protagonizado una emotiva escena al correr la maratón de Leeds y cruzar la meta junto a su amigo Rob Burrow, ex jugador de...

Emotional Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over finish line at Leeds Marathon

KEVIN Sinfield carried Rob Burrow over the finish line at the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon.

Emotional scenes as England rugby league great Kevin Sinfield carries friend Rob Burrow over Leeds Marathon finish line

Kevin Sinfield completed the event with stricken friend Rob Burrow in his arms.