DUAL-CODE legend Jason Robinson blasted rugby league's knighthood snub and angrily said: "It's ridiculous."
There has been an outcry - not only across the sport, but the wider public that Kevin Sinfield did not receive the honour in the King's New Year's list.
The inspirational ex-Leeds and England captain has raised more than £10million for the MND community with his remarkable running feats in aid of late pal Rob Burrow.
Sinfield, 44, did receive the CBE in 2023, along with former Rhinos team-mate Burrow, who sadly died from MND in June.
However, there has been no honours upgrade, a decision that has left many fuming.
But there hasn't been a single knighthood throughout rugby league's entire 130-year history.
In that time, most sports have been honoured.
Rugby union has seen nine people receive the accolade, including England's 2003 World Cup-winning boss Sir Clive Woodward (above) and British Lions chief Sir Ian McGeechan.
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