Rob Burrow: Wife and kids read Leeds Rhinos stadium tributes

Rob Burrow’s wife and children visited Headingley Stadium to read the tributes left to the Leeds Rhinos legend at his home ground.

Lindsey Burrow brought her son and two daughters, who were wearing school uniforms, to the gym Tuesday afternoon.

Thousands of flowers were left by supporters as well as balloons and club shirts.

Burrow, 41, died on Sunday, four-and-a-half years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).

The couple’s children – Macy, Maya and Jackson – all stayed close to their mother as they looked out at the sea of ​​flowers.

Macy, 12, called her father a “hero” in a BBC documentary broadcast on Monday night.

She also said that she wanted to make him proud by being able to run as fast as him.

Meanwhile, £100,000 has been donated to the Rob Burrow Center for MND Fund since news of his death broke.

The fundraising page currently has over £6 million in donations.

Many donors pledged £7.77 – seven was Burrow’s shirt number during his time with the Leeds rugby team.

By Tuesday night, Leeds Hospitals Charity was just 10% short of their £6.8m target – the figure which will see the center completed.

The center is intended to “represent hope” and improve facilities for those suffering from the degenerative disease.

Around £170,000 was donated directly through JustGiving on its campaign page, with the rest of the money being matched by the charity.

Dr Agam Jung, the neurologist who led Burrow’s medical team, said the center would provide a safe and welcoming space for those affected by MND.

Construction, which began the day after Burrow’s death, is expected to take a year to complete.

A special ceremony attended by parents, sisters and best friend and former team-mate Kevin Sinfield was held at the Seacroft Hospital site on Monday to mark the start of the project.

Meanwhile, the MND Association, of which Burrow was patron, raised a further £150,000.

A final message from Burrow urged people not to “waste a moment” of their lives.

“My final message to you is whatever your personal struggle is, be brave and face it,” he said.

“In a world full of adversity we must still dare to dream.”