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Rob Burrow was ‘loving, kind and caring’, wife says

Source: PA Wire

The wife of Rob Burrow has described him as “loving, kind and caring” and vowed to keep his legacy alive, one day after his death was announced.

In a moving tribute, Lindsey Burrow said she and the family were all “deeply saddened by the loss”.

Ex-rugby league player Burrow died at the age of 41 after a four-and-a-half-year battle with motor neurone disease.

In a statement released through Leeds Rhinos, Burrow’s former club, his wife said: “I was incredibly proud and fortunate to call Rob my husband.

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