Rob Burrow

Robert Geoffrey Burrow (26 September 1982 – 2 June 2024) was an English professional rugby league footballer. He spent 16 years playing for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, before retiring in 2017. 

He also played for England and Great Britain. Burrow was known for many years as "the smallest player in Super League". He won a total of 8 Super League championships, two Challenge Cups, been named to the Super League Dream Team on three occasions and won the Harry Sunderland Trophy twice.

In December 2019, Burrow announced that he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He died from problems caused by the disease on 2 June 2024 at a hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He was 41 years old.

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Other websites
(archived by web.archive.org) Leeds Rhinos profile

Category:1982 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:English rugby union players
Category:Sportspeople from Yorkshire
Category:Deaths from motor neurone disease