Kevin Sinfield will run more than 300 miles this week to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) research. The former Leeds Rhinos captain was a teammate of Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with MND in 2019. Read more here: (📷 PA Media)
Sinfield plans to run more than 300 miles in seven days
"Then to arrive here, we know how important this place is to Doddie, it was great to come here and it was important we spent time with the people here as well, we all really enjoyed it."He said: "This place in particular has a connection to MND, through Doddie, and this was always part of the plan to come here."
Weir came out to greet the team before they left Murrayfield on Sunday morning, after Sinfield had taken a moment to lay a wreath at the Murrayfield War Memorial.The team will run more than 300 miles this week in a challenge he hopes will raise £777,777 - passing through Newcastle, Middlesbrough, York, Leeds and Bradford, ending on 19 November when they will run onto the pitch at Old Trafford at half-time during the men's Rugby League World Cup Final.
"Doddie was a family friend, I was friendly with his sister-in-law and have been involved with a lot of his fundraising in the Borders.Kevin Sinfield was a teammate of Rob Burrow , who was diagnosed with MND in 2019"It is just so important to support these causes and these things, and these people who are amazing doing these things."
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