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Skipper Sinfield sets the standards

Oct 11, 2009
 
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Paul Fletcher | 23:48 UK time, Saturday, 10 October 2009 At Old Trafford. Leeds skipper Kevin Sinfield was a man in demand on Saturday night. Signing autographs, giving interviews, collecting trophies - it took him a long time before he finally reached the Leeds Rhinos dressing room after their third successive Grand Final victory over St Helens. Most of his team-mates had already changed (England captain Jamie Peacock was in the shower area apparently applying false tan), but Sinfield did not appear to be in a rush. After exchanging some banter with a few of his team-mates, the 29-year-old took a moment to look at the Harry Sunderland Trophy he had won as the Man of the Match and then took his boots off. As he did so he lifted one up and kissed it. Not only was it an unusually expressive gesture for a player who keeps a... [read full story]                    

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