Rob Burrow Illness, Rob Burrow – Latest News: Rob Burrow, who played professionally for 16 years with the Leeds Rhinos, is a legendary figure in the Rugby League.
The Leeds Rhinos have denounced a repulsive hoax social media post that claimed the legendary rugby league player Rob Burrow had died.
Burrow, 40, has devoted his life to spreading awareness of motor neuron disease (MND) after receiving a diagnosis in 2019. Kevin Sinfield, a personal friend of his, has also contributed to the cause by helping to raise more than £8 million for MND organizations.
Due to heightened media attention brought on by the duo’s excellent efforts, a disgusting person was able to disseminate an outrageous lie about Burrow’s health on Saturday morning. The iconic ex-player is “fine,” according to his former team Leeds Rhinos, who quickly responded.
Rob Burrow – Latest News
Burrow was said to have passed away in the fictitious social media post, which The Mirror has opted not to reproduce. More than 9,000 people shared the false material after the claimant claimed to be the Leeds Rhinos’ Facebook account.
The Rhinos’ official Twitter account responded by requesting that people refrain from posting anything about Rob on social media. The bogus Facebook account was created today to propagate offensive information that is wholly inaccurate and hurtful to the family.
Rob is doing well and is eager to spend time with his family over the long weekend.
On social media, there are calls for the arrest of the person who published the false information. Later, it was stated on The Rhinos’ official Facebook page that they have “reported the offensive to Meta [Facebook] and hope it will be taken down as socially as possible.”
Burrow revealed his MND diagnosis in December 2019 and has worked really hard to spread awareness of the condition ever since. Earlier this month, the first Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon was run, and Sinfield carried his former teammate across the finish line.
Burrow participated in a tragic MND documentary for the BBC last year. I’m a prisoner in my own body, the rugby league hero declared. Even if the lights are on, nobody is home. I share your thoughts, but my mind is.
Rob Burrow is Who?
The 40-year-old Yorkshireman exclusively played rugby league for Leeds Rhinos. He played 493 times from 2001 to 2017 and was frequently the team’s scrum-half or hooker. He was selected to the Super League Dream Team three times and won two Challenge Cups in addition to eight Super League titles.
In his illustrious career, Burrow also earned 15 and 5 caps for England and Great Britain, respectively.
All of this was accomplished despite the fact that he was exceptionally small for a rugby player at 165 cm (5 feet 5 in) tall and 66 kg (10 stone, 5 lb) in weight. For many years, he was referred to as the “smallest player in the Super League”.
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