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Alex Spink

Kevin Sinfield admits he owes new England role to inspirational best mate Rob Burrow

Kevin Sinfield has admitted that he owes his new England rugby union defence coach role to inspirational friend and former team-mate Rob Burrow.

The Leeds Rhinos rugby league legend started work on England head coach Steve Borthwick ’s team this week. At gatherings in Liverpool on Monday and Gloucester yesterday Sinfield introduced himself to players coming to terms with life after Eddie Jones.

Since Burrow’s diagnosis for Motor Neurone Disease in December 2019 Sinfield has single-handedly raised more than £2million to fund research into a cure for the disease. Sinfield has revealed that Burrow has inspired him to take different paths in his career.

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