Kevin Sinfield smashed through the £1.4million barrier as he completed his Ultra 7 in 7 Challenge at Old Trafford at half-time in the men’s Rugby League World Cup final between Australia and Samoa.
Sinfield received the raucous acclaim of the near-capacity crowd in the stadium, having exceeded his initial fundraising target of £777,777 in aid of motor neurone disease earlier in the day. The 42-year-old completed his seven back-to-back ultra-marathons inspired by his former Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow, along with with former Scotland rugby player Doddie Weir and ex-Bradford City captain Stephen Darby, who also live with the disease.
He said: “The full rugby league community have got behind the MND community. I can’t thank you enough. It’s all about friendship and the love for Rob. I know everybody feels the same way I do about Rob Burrow. If we can all try to be a better friend from time to time, we can all have a bit of a better place to live in.
