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#rugbyleague
in the UK! The Rugby Football League’s official Twitter account. We’re also on - 📲 Facebook | 📸 Instagram | 🎶 Tik Tok - ‘rugbyfootballleague'
😲 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐒❗️
👏 Kevin Sinfield has is almost half way through his seventh and final marathon in seven days and his fundraiser has just passed an incredible £1,000,000!
🙌 Thank you to everyone who has lent their support to
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
.
The RFL, and all in our sport, send our support and best wishes to our Royal Patron Catherine, Princess of Wales,
@KensingtonRoyal
, and all her family and friends.
We’re right behind you.
😲 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐒❗️
👏 Kevin Sinfield's '7 in 7' marathon fundraiser for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
has just passed an astonishing £2,000,000!
🙌 Thank you to everyone who has supported this incredible cause.
🏃
#RunKevinRun
:
The RFL would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the friends, family & former teammates of Doddie Weir following his passing today.
Doddie campaigned heroically to find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease alongside Rugby League legend
@Rob7Burrow
& many others.
The emotional scenes in Saddleworth as Kevin Sinfield finally finished his incredible challenge of seven marathons in seven days, for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
.
➡️
#RunKevinRun
:
👏 Congratulations to
@kategarraway
on a richly-deserved
@officialntas
win.
We are so incredibly proud of
@Rob7Burrow
on his nomination and raising awareness of MND.
If you'd like to find out more about Motor Neurone Disease and how you can help, visit:
🤝 The Rugby Football League,
@England_RL
and
@RLWC2021
are honoured that the Princess of Wales (
@KensingtonRoyal
) will attend the DW Stadium this Saturday (November 5)...
The RFL sends deep condolences to the family and friends of Des Drummond, who has died at the age of 63. Des played 24 times for Great Britain, won the Championship with Leigh, and was a player whose brilliance, athleticism and personality transcended the sport.
👊 Kevin Sinfield's final marathon has just come to an end.
📅 Seven days
🏃 Seven marathons
🛣️ 183.4 miles of running
👏 Over £1.1m raised for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
🙌 Sir Kev, we salute you!
➡️
#RunKevinRun
:
👏 A huge well done to
@CTRLFC
's
@Oli_Holmes
who has cycled 100km every day for the past seven days!
🚴 He completed the 700km challenge earlier and has raised £11,802 for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
.
➡️ Donate here:
🙌 Kevin Sinfield's '7 in 7' marathon fundraiser passes £𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧!
👏 An incredible amount raised for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
which will make a difference to so many lives - thank you!
🏃
#RunKevinRun
:
🎖️ 𝙍𝙊𝘽 𝘽𝙐𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙒 𝙈𝘽𝙀
👏
@Rob7Burrow
has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list for services to Rugby League and Motor Neurone Disease awareness during Covid-19.
🏃 Seven marathons in seven days, with each one well under four hours! Take a bow, Kevin Sinfield 👏
🙌 And the fundraising total has just reached an amazing £1.3 million!
➡️
#RunKevinRun
:
Rugby League is illegal in Greece
Rugby League games have to be played in secret
Their national team have had to play home games abroad
They get no funding from the Greek government
Despite all of that...
The Greece National Rugby League team has just qualified for
@RLWC2021
!
👏🎖️ Congratulations to the great Kevin Sinfield who has today received his OBE for services to Rugby League and Charitable Fundraising from the Duke of Cambridge during a ceremony at Windsor Castle.
The Rugby Football League thanks The Duke of Sussex for his time, care and commitment in supporting Rugby League at all levels in recent years – from the children’s game to the Challenge Cup, the England teams and RLWC2021.
😀 This is James King
🦏 He’s a lifelong
@leedsrhinos
fan.
🙌 Yesterday, he made history by becoming the first blind player to successfully kick a conversion.
👏 Nothing but admiration, James!
🥳👏 After yesterday's amazing 'set of six' with his special guests, today, we see the roles reversed, as The Duke of Sussex is quizzed by Ellery Hanley MBE in 'Extra Time'!
🎂
#HappyBirthdayRugbyLeague
#RFL125
👏👏👏 7⃣7⃣7⃣,7⃣7⃣7⃣ surpassed!
🏃 Kevin Sinfield has now raised an incredible £778,812 for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
as he approaches the last of seven marathons in seven days tomorrow morning!
➡️ Donate here:
Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the news they are expecting a second child.
The Duke of Sussex has been Patron of the Rugby Football League since 2016 and was the Chief Guest at the 2019 Challenge Cup Final.
Mose Masoe takes his first steps unaided just eight months after suffering a serious spinal injury and being told he'd be lucky to walk again. Just incredible! here and see more on
@Calendar
at 6.
It’s been exactly three months since the last Rugby League played in England. Three long months, in which too many lives have been lost, and too many people kept apart.
But momentum is steadily building - and
@YorkshireProse
captures it beautifully.
💪 We're On Our Way Back.
📅 November 4, 2006
📍 Sydney
🏉 Australia 12-23 Great Britain
😳
@JamiePeacock10
vs Willie Mason
🐐 A Sean Long masterclass
🤩 One of the most iconic Great Britain matches of all time!
🦁
#GBRLLions
🇬🇧
👏🏴🏅 Tony Martin, who has given well over three decades of outstanding service to the game as a Match Official, including the first 25 Super League seasons from 1996-2020, has been inducted to the RFL Roll of Honour.
The RFL sends its condolences to the family and many friends of Dave Hadfield, who passed peacefully at the age of 70 earlier today. His words and personality adorned Rugby League, the sport he loved the most.
Tonight on Calendar at 6pm we hear from
@leedsrhinos
legend Rob Burrow who has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease at the age of 37. A trust is being set up to support Rob and his family.
🎉 The Duke of Sussex, Patron of the Rugby Football League, wishes Rugby League a Happy 125th Birthday, as he takes part in a special set of six with Ellery Hanley MBE, plus a few other special guests.
👉 Watch now:
🎂
#HappyBirthdayRugbyLeague
#RFL125
A pleasure to award Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield with their CBEs at Headingley today. Thank you both for your incredible efforts in raising awareness and funds for Motor Neurone Disease. Both true heroes of the
#MND
community and the Rugby Football League.
Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow talks in the BBC Breakfast studio after his memorable final appearance for the Rhinos at Headingley.
You can donate to Rob's MND fight here:
🐐 One of THE great Sam Burgess moments... right back at the start, aged just 18 in a Great Britain shirt.
📜 "Sam Burgess stuns Fuifui Moimoi with huge hit."
#ThankYouSam
❤️ Sam Halsall’s dad sadly passed away this week.
🏉 Today - on Father’s Day - the 19 year old started and scored for
@ThunderRugby
as they won 40-6 against Oldham in the
@Betfred
Championship.
👏 Nothing but admiration.
🗣️ "Your dad is amazing, you are amazing - that dance was for you tonight, I really hope you enjoyed it!"
😀 A message from
@mrdanwalker
to the
@Rob7Burrow
family on
@bbcstrictly
as he dedicated his dance to Macy and Maya over the weekend.
👏 On November 22/23, Kevin Sinfield will be aiming to raise £100,000 as he runs the 101 miles from
@LeicesterTigers
to
@leedsrhinos
in 24 just hours!
🏃 He is raising money for
@mndassoc
and the
@Rob7Burrow
Centre for Motor Neurone Disease - donate here:
📅 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟔
📍 𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲
🏉 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝟏𝟐-𝟐𝟑 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧
😳
@JamiePeacock10
vs Willie Mason
🐐 A Sean Long masterclass
🤩🇬🇧 One of the most iconic Great Britain matches of all time was played 15 years ago today!
"Somewhere out there is a 14-year-old who wants to play Rugby League, but thinks they can't. I want them to have the chance I've had."
@NRLFootyShow
&
@adamhillscomedy
tell the story of the first-ever Physical Disability Rugby League World Club Challenge 👇