Kevin Sinfield

Kevin is a highly regarded former professional rugby league player who spent his entire career with Leeds Rhinos winning 26 caps for England and 14 for Great Britain. Many would argue he is one of the greatest kickers in the game. He has also been hugely successful in raising nearly £5 million in only two years to fight Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Kevin was awarded the MBE in 2014 for services to rugby league and the OBE in 2021 for services to rugby league and charitable fundraising. He was the first rugby league player to be nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, finishing second to Andy Murray in 2015. Kevin was the Rhinos’ greatest captain in the club’s history, leading them to seven Grand Final triumphs and two Challenge Cup successes in an 18-year career. He is Leeds’ record points scorer, as well as the highest scorer in Super League and the third-highest points scorer in British rugby league history. In 2019 his former teammate Rob Burrow was diagnosed with MND and subsequently, over two years, Kevin ran seven marathons in seven days; over 101 miles in 24 hours; and in November 2022, he completed seven ultra-marathons in seven days, all in aid of MND charities and hospitals treating the disease.