Rob Burrow mural aims to show all his glory - artist

James Archer's mural is accompanied by a quote from Rob Burrow

A mural paying tribute to Rob Burrow has been painted in Leeds following the rugby legend's death.

Artist James Archer, 30, said he created the design on Cardigan Road in the city to show Burrow in "all his glory".

The Leeds Rhinos star and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner's death aged 41 was announced on 2 June, four and a half years after he was diagnosed with the disease.

Mr Archer said: "I just want to make people smile when they see it."

Rob Burrow played almost 500 times for the Leeds Rhinos

Father-of-three Burrow and former captain and teammate Kevin Sinfield had raised millions of pounds for MND research and treatment since his diagnosis in 2019, including spearheading fundraising for the new £6.8m Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds.

Mr Archer said he created the mural, just a short walk away from the Headingley ground where Burrow played, to "do something for his fans, his family as well".

"I picked an image of him where he's smiling, he's in his glory. I think it's one of my favourite pieces to be honest, because of the impact it's had.

"I just want to make people smile when they see it.

"People really love him. Rob Burrow as a person is really inspirational, the way he has dealt with the disease and he always had a smile on his face."

The mural took Mr Archer two days to complete due to weather conditions.

He now plans to sell prints of it to raise funds for MND research through his Instagram account.

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