Man of STEEL
TV & Satellite Week|October 15, 2022
Cameras follow former rugby league star Rob Burrow as he copes with motor neurone disease 
Man of STEEL

Rob Burrow: Living with MND

Rugby league legend Rob Burrow made close to 500 appearances for Leeds Rhinos and won 20 international caps before retiring in 2017 after winning the Super League Grand Final.

But in 2019, he was diagnosed with the brain and nerve condition motor neurone disease MND) and given two years to live.

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BBC2 documentary Rob Burrow: Living with MND takes a look at how Burrow is coping with the cruel disease, which has rapidly robbed him of his ability to walk, speak, eat or to do anything independently.

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