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Alexander Butler

What is Motor Neurone Disease? The rare condition explained after Rob Burrow’s battle with illness

PA Wire

Former England and Leeds Rhinos rugby league player Rob Burrow has died aged 41 after a long battle with motor neurone disease.

Mr Burrow, who played 493 times for Leeds and was capped 15 times for his country, was diagnosed with the illness in December 2019.

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