Kevin Sinfield MBE

EDM number 118 in 2014-15, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 17/06/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House congratulates England and Leeds Rhinos' captain Kevin Sinfield for receiving an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to rugby league; recognises his loyalty to the Rhinos and success as captain of the English rugby league team; further recognises his successes in winning the Lance Todd Trophy, the Golden Boot award and on two occasions the Harry Sunderland Trophy; acknowledges his outstanding leadership of the Rhinos, winning six Grand Finals and three World Cup Challenges; notes that Sinfield has played 32 times for England and 14 times for Great Britain; further notes his outstanding record of having amassed 3,604 points, kicked 1,621 goals and scored 82 tries; also notes he is the all time leading Super League points scorer with over 400 appearances, also notes he is the joint all-time Super League appearance record-holder; thanks Kevin for his contribution to the wider Leeds and rugby league communities, particularly his work with the Leeds Rugby Foundation; further recognises him as an example both on and off the pitch; and wishes him every success for the years ahead.

This motion has been signed by a total of 3 MPs.