Kevin Sinfield has said he will “support in any way he can” after hearing about former England rugby captain Lewis Moody’s motor neurone disease diagnosis.
Sinfield has raised more than £10million to fund research and raise awareness of MND since his friend and Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow was diagnosed with the disease in 2019.
Burrow died from complications of the disease at the age of 41 in June last year.
Sinfield, currently a coach with the England rugby union team, told the PA news agency: “I’m obviously very saddened by the news. I’d like to wish Lewis, and all his family and friends, the very best.
“I’ll support in any way I can. We have to keep fighting MND together.”
Sinfield received a CBE last year for services to the MND community.
Sinfield’s next fundraising challenge – 7 in 7: Together – is set to take place in early December, when he is due to run seven ultra-marathons in seven days across seven cities or regions.
In May 2023, Sinfield famously carried his friend Burrow over the finish line at the Leeds Marathon.
