Sir Kevin Sinfield is set to continue his fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) with a new challenge in New Zealand and Australia, the rugby league legend has confirmed.
Sinfield completed his recent – and final UK-based – Ultra 7 in 7 challenge last week, culminating at the Super League Grand Final, where the former Leeds Rhinos captain delivered the Super League trophy and match ball at Old Trafford in front of a sell-out crowd.
His efforts in 2026 saw him visit every English Super League stadium and complete an epic six-year journey of challenges, with more than £13 million now raised for MND charities.
Sinfield has now revealed that his efforts for the MND community, inspired by his former team-mate Rob Burrow CBE, will take him to Australia and New Zealand in 2027, with timings and venues to be confirmed.
The challenge will once again see Sinfield run seven marathons in seven days.
Commenting on the announcement Sinfield said, “Saturday was a beautiful culmination for our 7 in 7 team. To raise so much money and awareness has been wonderful, but the most important thing has been to show the MND community that they are loved.
“I have always said I am committed to this cause for life. There will come a time when I can’t run anymore but until then I am always thinking of ways I can do more.
“I have been part of the best team I have ever been in over the last six years and I could not have achieved what I have without our incredible team behind me.
“But seven felt like the right number to finish this chapter. Everyone involved volunteers their time, we don’t have a marketing or events company running things behind the scenes, our team are doing this in their spare time alongside their day jobs.
“That includes the long weeks of training and months of planning and preparing, so it would be wrong for me to assume everyone would want to go again, I hope we can but the next challenge has to look different and go to new places.
“We have seen recently in Australia, with the news that both rugby league star Jai Arrow and rugby union international Nathan Charles have been diagnosed with MND, that more needs doing.
“Former AFL star Neale Daniher did an incredible job in raising the profile for the disease in Australia before his passing earlier this year and hopefully we can pull all the football codes together with our week long challenge.
“We have lots of friends in New Zealand, from both codes of rugby, who have sent me messages of support down the years and it would be wonderful to go there too.
“It is obviously a massive undertaking and we will need the help of partners to deliver it but we are confident we can continue to bang the drum for MND.”