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No proven link between rugby and MND, expert says, after Lewis Moody diagnosis

Playing rugby has no causal link to motor neurone disease, according to an expert in the incurable muscle-wasting condition. The game is reeling from the news that 47-year-old former England captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with MND, which ...

07 Oct 2025 at 09:43

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A look at Rob Burrow’s campaign to raise awareness of motor neurone disease

Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41 following a four-and-a-half-year battle with motor neurone disease. Burrow was just 37 and had three children under the age of eight when he announced on December 19, 2019 that he had been diagnosed with the ...

02 Jun 2024 at 20:02

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William and Kate in tribute as ‘inspirational’ rugby star Doddie Weir dies at 52

The Prince and Princess of Wales have praised Doddie Weir as an “inspiration” as the rugby great died aged 52 after suffering motor neurone disease. The former Scotland international was diagnosed with MND in December 2016 and went on to found ...

26 Nov 2022 at 21:55

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Doddie Weir’s ‘determination to make a difference’ praised after death at 52

A close friend of Doddie Weir has praised his “determination to make a difference” for others as the rugby great died aged 52 after suffering motor neurone disease. The former Scotland international was diagnosed with MND in December 2016 and ...

26 Nov 2022 at 20:42

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Tributes paid to rugby ‘legend’ Doddie Weir who has died aged 52

Tributes have been paid to “sporting legend” Doddie Weir, who has died aged 52 after suffering from motor neurone disease (MND). The former Scotland rugby international was diagnosed with MND in December 2016 and went on to found a motor ...

26 Nov 2022 at 19:12

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Emotional Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow over finish line at Leeds Marathon

Kevin Sinfield carried Rob Burrow over the finish line at the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon after pushing his great friend and former Leeds Rhinos team-mate for 26.2 miles on Sunday. With just a couple of metres left to go, ...

15 May 2023 at 07:04

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Kevin Sinfield completes Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon as MND fundraising continues

Kevin Sinfield was among over 14,000 people participating at the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon on Sunday as fundraising efforts continued for his former Leeds Rhinos team-mate and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Burrow was ...

12 May 2024 at 17:38

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