Fundraisers hit £6.8m target to build MND centre in honour of Rob Burrow

Rugby league player’s teammate Kevin Sinfield and fans enable building of motor neurone disease centre in Leeds

The £6.8m fundraising target to build a new specialist motor neurone disease (MND) centre in Leeds in honour ofthe rugby league player Rob Burrow has been reached.

The money was raised by the colossal efforts of his fans and close friend Kevin Sinfield over three years after the former Leeds Rhinos player received an MND diagnosis.