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Kevin Sinfield completes 24-hour 101-mile MND run

Rugby League legend Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £1m in aid of motor neurone disease research.

The 41-year-old initially set a fundraising target of £100,000 for the Extra Mile Challenge, in aid of MND and his friend and former teammate, Rob Burrow.

He set off on Monday from Welford Road, where he is a Leicester Tigers coach. The route ended at Headingley, home of Rugby League club Leeds Rhinos, where he played for 18 years.

23 November 2021

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