Rob Burrow honoured as Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls unite to support rugby league great in MND battle

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 20,000 Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls fans turned out to support Rob Burrow in his battle with Motor Neurone Disease as the rugby league great was reduced to tears in his final appearance for his lifelong club. The 37-year-old was able to make one last outing for Leeds on Sunday as he played a part in teammate Jamie Jones-Buchanan’s testimonial, but while the recently-retired second row was able to bring the curtain down on his own career, the shared platform with Burrow to help raise funds to tackle MND very much became the story of the day. Even Keith Senior, Burrow’s teammate with Leeds, England and Great Britain who had denied all week that he would be donning the Rhinos kit one last time, made an appearance to much rapture. Leeds clinched a 34-10 victory over their close rivals, though the scoreline was even more significant than usual in a pre-season friendly as the sport came together to support one of its own – so much so that the togetherness shown around Burrow put this match above all the wins, the trophies and the success as Jones-Buchanan’s career highlight.