‘He’ll be proud’: work starts on Rob Burrow motor neurone disease centre in Leeds

Grief and adoration at ceremony just day after death of rugby league great, who dedicated last years to help others with disease

A blue mural on a wall close to Headingley stadium in Leeds bears the words of Rob Burrow: In a world full of adversity, we must dare to dream."

The former Leeds Rhinos rugby league scrum-half died on Sunday, five years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.