Rugby league legend Kevin smashes marathon target

RUGBY league legend Kevin Sinfield smashed the target of his epic ultramarathon challenge on its penultimate day by raising more than £780,000.

The ex-Great Britain and England star is running seven ultramarathons in just seven days to raise funds for research into motor neurone disease.

Arriving at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds he hugged pal

CHALLENGE Kevin Sinfield and ex-Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow, 40, who has MND. Sinfield, 42, now a coach with rugby union club Leicester Tigers, is due to finish his 300-mile challenge today at the Rugby League World Cup final at Old Trafford. He had hoped to raise £777,777 for MND charities, a nod to the number seven shirt worn by Rob. But Kevin hinted that this may be his last ultra-gruelling challenge, saying: “I’ll look to give my knees a bit of a break.”