People who knew and loved Rob Burrow have come together at a funeral reception

to say their final goodbyes.The star player for the Leeds Rhinos and England

passed away on June 2 after a long battle with motor neurone disease (MND). He was only 41 years old.

At the beginning of the month, hundreds of people stood in line to say goodbye

to the Rugby League star.At this point, a civil reception was held at Leeds Civic Hall

to honor Rob’s life and work.Rob’s family and about 180 other people came to the event,

which was put on by Abigail Marshall Katung, the Lord Mayor of Leeds.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan, their old teammate, Tanya Curry, CEO of the MND Association,

and James Lewis, leader of Leeds City Council, were also invited.His home was in West Yorkshire.

He died in a hospital near there, just hours before the ground was

broken on a new center for MND research that will be named after him.

Around noon on July 7, hundreds of people began to line the streets to pay their respects

as Burrow was driven to a private service.A lot of people wearing Leeds Rhino shirts

turned the roads blue. Junior players from Featherstone Lions ARLFC also showed

up in their gear.A police motorcycle rode behind the star’s hearse as it drove by the crowds.