Reece Lyne says Marcus Rashford’s school meals campaign shows the impact sports stars can have in the community - as he continues to make a difference himself.
Wakefield centre Lyne was last year given the inaugural RFL President’s Award, chosen by Tony Adams to recognise his voluntary work at the Wetherby Young Offenders’ Institute.
Lyne has spent lockdown working on ways to expand that mentoring role, while talking openly about his battles with anxiety and mental health, and fund-raising for a local nine-year-old boy who lost a leg in a recent accident.
The 27-year-old has followed Rashford’s work closely and believes that community-focused attitude is common in rugby league.
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