Calls for Kevin Sinfield to be rewarded for his outstanding fundraising efforts with a knighthood have been ignored, as the retired rugby league legend was left off the New Year's Honours list.
Sinfield set himself the monumental challenge of completing seven marathons in as many days, hoping to raise £77,777 towards research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND). He did it in support of his former team-mate and great friend Rob Burrow, who has lost his ability to walk and talk since his diagnosis.
Not only did Sinfield complete the challenge, he vastly exceeded his fundraising target to reach which stands at £2.34m, at the time of writing. More than 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Leeds Rhinos legend, who was made an OBE on the 2021 Birthday Honours list.
