Rob Burrow
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| Full name | Robert Geoffrey Burrow[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1982 Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st 3 lb (65 kg)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Scrum-half, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Geoffrey Burrow (born 26 September 1982) is an English former 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.[10]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Robert Geoffrey Burrow". Companies House. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Burrow Signs New Two Year Deal With Rhinos". Leeds Rhinos. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ Davidson, John (9 October 2017). "Leeds Rhinos Hero Rob Burrow Bows Out A Champion". thesportsman.com. The Sportsman Communications Ltd. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "Leeds Rhinos Players & Coaches 1st Team". web page. Leeds Rhinos. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Profile at therhinos.co.uk". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos legend diagnosed with motor neurone disease". Sky. 19 December 2019.
Other websites[change | change source]
- (archived by web.archive.org) Leeds Rhinos profile
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