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Will and Kate's message to Rob Burrow's former teammate as he begins gruelling charity run in memory of late rugby star

The Prince and Princess of Wales sent a personal message to Kevin Sinfield on X before he began his epic charity run

The Prince and Princess of Wales have sent a good luck message to Kevin Sinfield as he prepares to take on a "gruelling" charity run in memory of late rugby star Rob Burrow. The Leeds Rhinos legend passed away in June, aged 41, following a lengthy battle with motor neurone disease (MND), and Prince William and his wife Catherine, both 42, are among those cheering on the former England rugby union coach as he prepares to run 50km a day from Liverpool to Northampton in a week to raise money for six charities in Rob's memory. Rob - who won every domestic honour available during his playing career with Leeds Rhinos and was capped by both England and Great Britain – was diagnosed with the degenerative condition in 2019 and he and his loved ones, including Kevin, worked tirelessly to raise awareness and millions of pounds in fundraising to help those affected by the disease.

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