Leeds Rhinos Foundation, the official charity of
@LeedsRhinos
, delivering projects in the community. We aim to change lives through the power of sport.
You will always be a winner in our eyes, hearts and minds
@Rob7Burrow
.
Thank you for everything you are doing to raise awareness of
#MND
@mndassoc
and for selflessly sharing your story with your inspirational documentary.
A true legend 👏💙
#OneRobBurrow
Everyone at Leeds Rhinos Foundation is devastated by the sad news that Rob Burrow CBE has passed away.
On the field he entertained us with his incredible talent & off the field his bravery following his MND diagnosis inspired us all.
Our thoughts are with his family & friends
A touching tribute from our wheelchair teams last night, who paid their respects to Rob Burrow CBE during their training session💙7️⃣💛
#OneTeamTeamRhinos
BREAKING: We've been working hard to get this one over the line.
@RugbyLeeds
PDRL team have signed
@TheLastLeg
co-star
@alex_brooker
Brooker will join up with the squad in time for Sunday's clash against
@WWCLSFoundation
Full story here
We are devastated at the news that our PDRL player James Addyman has lost his battle with cancer, aged 23.
James was part of our inaugural team and was a much loved and inspirational player.
Our condolences are with James' family and friends.
RIP James
Congratulations to our trustee Jamie Jones-Buchanan on receiving his MBE today at Buckingham Palace for services to Rugby League and his community.
#JJBMBE
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 🤩
We are incredibly proud of our inspirational Vice President Kevin Sinfield and his achievements this week to raise money and awareness for the
#MND
community.
If you haven't donated yet, you can donate here
➡️
#Ultra7in7
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#SirKev
BREAKING NEWS! 🚨
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Kevin Sinfield and
@Rob7Burrow
are joining our
#RunWithTheRhinos
team for today's Leeds 10K to raise money for our charity and the Rob Burrow Centre for MND appeal!
Please sponsor them here ⤵️
Yesterday, our CEO Bob Bowman was invited to meet the Princess of Wales on her visit to Leeds to launch the
#ShapingUs
campaign.
It was a privilege for our charity to be represented alongside our partners
@Child_Leeds
to talk about our work and learn more about
@Earlychildhood
.
After becoming the first blind RL player to make a conversion last year, James King makes it from 2/2 with another great kick! What a champion! 👊💯
#TeamRhinos
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@TheRFL
Massive cheer for another Leeds legend, our one and only 'Mr Rugby League' Sammy Horner who comes over the finish line with a sprint finish!
Well done
@S_Horner61
top effort! 👏
#RunWithTheRhinos
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@leedsrhinos
𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
Here's James King, lifelong Rhinos fan, creating
@PDRLEngland
history by becoming the first blind player to successfully make a conversion in yesterday's victory over 'Wire.'
A special moment enjoyed by the whole team! 💙
#TeamRhinos
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE 🙌
Fantastic performance from our PDRL side on the Anfield pitch, with tries scored by Chris Young and Tom Pouncey.
Thank you to
@SuperLeague
and
@PDRLEngland
for making this possible.
ℝ𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℝ𝕠𝕓💙💛
In honour of Rob Burrow CBE, our Foundation will now donate all funds raised by our Run with the Rhinos team in this year’s Leeds 10K, to the Rob Burrow MND Centre fund.
To get involved or to donate, please click here👉
Huge well done to
@leedsrhinos
Head Coach Rohan Smith who completed the
@runforall
Leeds 10k in 52 minutes- alongside the club's Performance Director Rich Hunwicks!
That'll go nicely with the 62-16 win yesterday! 👌
If you'd like to sponsor Rohan ⤵️
WE DID IT!!! 🏁
Congratulations to our 115 runners and walkers who have just absolutely smashed the
@runforall
Leeds 10K!
A truly incredible effort from everyone in our
#RunWithTheRhinos
team to do it for our charity &
@Rob7Burrow
💙💛
Donate here ➡️
A massive thank you to
@alex_brooker
for representing the Rhinos today in our first PDRL game and
@RLBarrieMc10
for his support. 👏We look forward to the next fixture against
@WWCLSFoundation
in Leeds later this year!
Watch this inspirational chat between our trustee Jamie Jones Buchanan & Vice President Kevin Sinfield about how the
#7in7
Challenge for
@Rob7Burrow
&
@mndassoc
has inspired the city, with a special mention to
@BatleyBoysArlfc
's
#IsaacLawley
Watch in full
WE'VE WON IT! 🏆
Ryan Owens races away to grab the winning try in Golden Point and
@leedsrhinos
are PDRL Champions!
The journey is complete, unbelievable! Congratulations lads! 👏
#TeamRhinos
Tonight we had a club wide break from training to pay tribute to the great Rob Burrow, such an inspiration to us all and through Rob again pulling everyone together as one.
“In a world full of adversity we must still dare to dream”
#RB7
#onerobburrow
🏃7 marathons in 7 days
💰 Over £1,000,000 raised for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
🙌What an unbelievable achievement from Kevin Sinfield and the team behind the 7⃣ in 7⃣ Challenge!
#Proud
Donate here
𝔸 𝕄𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℝ𝕠𝕓💙💛
A true representation of community last night, as hundreds of runners gathered at Roundhay Park to take on the
#LeedsRhino
7️⃣ mile route, in honour of late Rugby League legend, Rob Burrow CBE🦏
MORE👉
We are incredibly proud of Rohan Smith and his incredible
@leedsrhinos
Men's team. It's been an amazing journey which captured the hearts of the entire city, well done lads! 👏
#TeamRhinos
We are delighted to be named winners of the Foundation of the Year award at this year’s Steve Prescott
#ManofSteel
. A fantastic achievement for all our staff and supporters
#ChangingLivesThroughSport
Wishing the best of luck to all of our runners this morning, ready to take on the Leeds 10K for an amazing cause!💙💛
A remarkable effort, with record numbers joining us for 2024🏃♂️🦏
📹 We caught up with CEO, Bob Bowman, on the finish line this evening for his post
#LeedsRhino
Run reaction.
There are no words to describe how blown away we are with the response from tonight, a huge thank you to every single person who took part🙌
A true celebration💙💛
𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗽𝗺💙💛
To mark
#GlobalRunningDay
, we are inviting the community to participate in the
@Strava
#LeedsRhino
route run this Friday, to celebrate Rob Burrow’s name and legacy🦏
More info 👉
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹! What word would you use to describe our Vice President Kevin Sinfield who is running 101 miles in 24 hours to raise money to support people living with
#MND
To donate to
#TheExtraMile
text Kevin to 70143 to donate £3 or visit
Trophies come and go, but friends and family will always be there to show what really counts.
Massive thank you to everyone who travelled over to Manchester this afternoon to cheer on our Rhinos Wheelchair team, it is hugely appreciated by all involved! 👏
#TeamRhinos
🚨 Don't forget to vote for the amazing
@Rob7Burrow
My Year with
#MND
documentary which has been shortlisted for Best Authored Documentary at the
@OfficialNTAs
.
Your votes can help it win and raise vital awareness of motor neurone disease! 💙
VOTE NOW ⤵️
A very special message from
@Rob7Burrow
for our Wheelchair team, who compete for the last time this season in this afternoon’s
@Betfred
Wheelchair Super League Grand Final💙💛
On this day in 1998,
@leedsrhinos
Director of Rugby and our Vice President Kevin Sinfield MBE debuted against Sheffield Eagles.
Over the next 17 years, he would lead the club to:
💍 7 Grand Finals
🏆2 Challenge Cups
🛡️ 3 League Leaders Shields
🌐3 World Club Challenges
#Heritage
Brilliant scenes at Headingley tonight, we reckon Blake Austin's last minute try might have just edged Sammy Horner's length of the field effort at half time though... 🤣👏
Well done
@S_Horner61
and team for putting on another great night of community matchday activities! 🏉
Leeds Rhinos Foundation would like to say a huge thank you to
@adamhillscomedy
for making a very generous donation to support our PDRL team during these difficult times! 👏
READ MORE ➡️
GRAND FINAL HERE WE COME! 🏆
A second half hat trick from Josh Butler along with tries from James Simpson, Nathan Collins, Ewan Clibbens and Paul Horrobin earned the Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair team a 54-14 win and a place in the Grand Final!
#TeamRhinos
On this day in 2015,
@leedsrhinos
made history by beating Hull KR 50-0 in the Challenge Cup Final, thanks to 5⃣ tries from
@tom_briscoe
🏆
The winger surpassed Leroy Rivett's four tries in the 1999 final and the result is the biggest winning margin in cup final history!
Brilliant performance by
@JackWakka1
last night for
@leedsrhinos
and thank you to him for the donation of his man of the match cheque to
@RugbyLeeds
- a young man helping to inspire other youngster through his performance on and off the pitch 👍
What a way to end the year! 🏉
Big win for
@leedsrhinos
and a day to remember for the 150 youngsters who got to play on the pitch and wave the flags ahead of kick off.
After 2 years without matchday activity, it was a sight to behold! Thanks to everyone who took part! 👏🤩
Well done to our CEO Bob Bowman who has completed the
@Rob7Burrow
Marathon 🙌
Bob is one of 30 runners taking part today to raise money to support our work to change lives through the power of sport.
Please donate
⏪ On This Day in 2017 we welcomed Prince Harry to
@EmeraldStadium
to meet hundreds of children taking part in one of our
@SkyTryRL
Festivals.
What a day to remember for everyone involved! 💙🧡
➡️
🍀 Wishing good luck to
@LoisForsell
and the
@leedsrhinos
Women's team as they head to Wembley for
@TheChallengeCup
Final!🏟
Everyone here at the Foundation and across the city is behind you and we will all be cheering you on💙💛
Let's bring home that trophy!🏆
#TeamRhinos
#𝟳𝗶𝗻𝟳𝗶𝗻𝟳 🏃♂️
Best of luck to our Vice President Kevin Sinfield OBE, who is set to take on another amazing challenge inspired by his friend
@Rob7Burrow
and the
#MND
community 🤩
Read more:
🎂Happy Birthday to the inspirational
@Rob7Burrow
!
Today we have launched our 'Run with the Rhinos Reimagined' event, which will take place on 22 Nov.
Read how you can get involved and
#RunForRob
➡️
#OneRobBurrow
💙💛
This is the news we all needed to wake up to this Sunday morning. This means hope and this means we're one step closer to finding a cure. A truly historic day for the MND community, thank you to everyone who supported the
#United2EndMND
campaign.
We did it TOGETHER!💙🧡
#teamMND
BREAKING 🥳 WE DID IT!
The
@GOVUK
has now agreed to commit £50 million to fund specific research in to motor neurone disease in response to our
#United2EndMND
campaign.
It's made the front page of Sunday's
@Daily_Express
, which has supported our fight 🔬
Well done to our
#LDSL
player
@RealDecJenkoWWE
who finished his first ever Marathon today. 🥇
Declan has shown incredible determination and hard work to achieve this goal and has inspired us all.
You’ve made the Rhinos family proud 💙💛
Smashed it 👊
Jamie Jones-Buchanan and his wife Emma have completed their 10K this morning for the
#RunWithTheRhinos
reimagined event in support of our charity and the
@Rob7Burrow
fund 🏃♂️
Don’t forget to share your pictures or sponsor the runners ⬇️
𝓡𝓾𝓷 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓡𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓸𝓼 🏃♂️
On Sunday, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Kevin Sinfield &
@RLBarrieMc10
are running their own 10Ks as part of the 'Run With the Rhinos Re-imagined' event to support our charity & the
@Rob7Burrow
fund.
Why not take part too?➡️
We are delighted to announce that Mariana Pexton has been appointed as our first female chair.
Phil Caplan steps down as chair after six years & will continue his involvement as trustee. We would like to thank Phil for his contribution & wish Mariana the best in her new role.
On this day in 2003, Kevin Sinfield MBE became
@leedsrhinos
captain!
During his time with the armband, the club won:
💍💍💍💍💍💍💍 7⃣ Grand Finals
🌐🌐🌐 3⃣ World Club Challenges
🛡️🛡️🛡️ 3⃣ League Leaders' Shields
🏆🏆 2⃣ Challenge Cups
#Heritage
Congratulations to our trustee Jamie Jones-Buchanan who will make his 400th appearance for
@leedsrhinos
tonight in
@SuperLeague
. An amazing achievement for the Leeds legend!
#JJB400
Our Trustee Jamie Jones-Buchanan joined our Vice President Kevin Sinfield today to run marathon number 6⃣ of Kevin's 7 in 7 Challenge.
We couldn't be prouder 🙌
Please donate to raise money for
@Rob7Burrow
and
@mndassoc
WE'VE DONE IT!!!! 🏆🏆🏆
Our
@leedsrhinos
Wheelchair team have won their THIRD Challenge Cup in a row!
Just look at what it means to
@SimWheelchairRL
and his team... 💙💛
We are delighted to announce that Rhinos and
@England_RL
Wheelchair star
@TomHalliwell6
has joined our team as an inclusion and development officer, thanks to a partnership with
@therfl
. 🙌
Welcome to Leeds Rhinos Foundation Tom!
➡️
Huge congratulations to our
@leedsrhinos
Wheelchair Player-Coach
@SimWheelchairRL
on once again winning the Disability Sportsman of the Year Award at the
@SportLeeds
Awards!
The mastermind behind our treble success and a superb record-breaking year for the Rhinos! 🏆👏
#LSA22
Our Rhinos representing England 🏴🦏
Another big win for
@England_RL
over Spain in their second game of the
@RLWC2021
and amazing to see so many new fans discovering how great Wheelchair Rugby League is!
#RLWC21
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#Legacy
Congratulations to
@leedsrhinos
on reaching the Super League Grand Final!
What an unbelievable effort it's been from Rohan Smith and the team who have been wonderful ambassadors for the sport in our city! 👏
#TeamRhinos
WE'RE GOING TO THE GRAND FINAL!
Incredible performance from the Rhinos to secure a place at Old Trafford!
🤝 In partnership
#Anchor
#ButtertheFoodButtertheMood
Making their AMT Headingley debuts! 😍
Wonderful to see our Junior PDRL players on the pitch at HT today with
@tomkaye1990
and
@Tommy_Pouncey
.
Junior PDRL train on Mondays at the Bartercard Training Complex between 5.30-6.30pm.
📧 ed.bates
@leedsrhinosfoundation
.org for info
Wow, the Rhinos have done it again! 🏆
Huge congratulations to
@LoisForsell
,
@EllisPascall
and all the incredible
@leedsrhinos
Women players who have been such amazing supporters of our community work on winning the Grand Final. Deserved champions!
#TeamRhinos
Fantastic news this morning that we've now reached our
#RunWithTheRhinos
fundraising target of £7,777! 🎉
A huge thank you to our incredible fundraisers and everyone has donated, your incredibly generosity for our charity and the MND community really will help change lives! 💙🙌
FULL TIME- Rhinos 6-6 Wakefield
After 50 minutes of pulsating
@PDRLEngland
action there’s nothing to choose between the teams, meaning our opening game of the 2021 season ends in a draw. A huge well done to both sides! 👏
#PDRL
FULL TIME- RHINOS 48-52 HALIFAX
Unfortunately not our day, but every single Leeds player left everything out on that pitch and helped serve up one of the most entertaining
@WheelchairRL
Grand Finals in history.
Huge respect for these two sets of warriors, truly inspiring! ♿️👏
Congratulations to our Women and Girls Development Officer and
@England_RL
Women's international
@LoisForsell
on her nomination for Sportswoman of the Year at the
#LeedsSportsAwards
READ MORE 👉
"Rocky was a man who taught me and many others about life and people and always saw the positives. He was a legend of Junior Rugby. The world has lost a true superstar."
-
@S_Horner61
pays tribute to
@OultonRaiders
legend Rocky Whitehead
👏Congratulations to our trustee Jamie Jones-Buchanan who today celebrates 20 years at his home town club
@leedsrhinos
. A truly inspirational man, on and off the field, who we are honoured to have represent and support our charity
#JJB20
#Legend
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬🏆🦏
Despite this afternoon’s result, our Rhinos Wheelchair Team are your 2023 League Leaders Shield winners for the fourth year running!🎉
A massive well done to all of our players on an amazing year so far, roll on the semi-finals🙌