A birthday demands a celebration but is also always a time of reflection, looking at how far you have come and everything you have achieved.
So, as Super League celebrates leaving its 20s behind and truly entering adulthood, we have taken it as a moment to reflect on everything that has led to this monumental milestone.
Super League has had its moments to remember, periods of learning, chances to grow, controversies, epiphanies, and some drama along the way too (doesn't everyone who hits 30?)
With that in mind, let's take a look at some of the moments that have made the competition what it is today.
"In a world full of adversity, you must dare to dream" and that is what Rob Burrow CBE did in a career with a highlight reel not many can top. Ahead of Leeds Rhinos vs Leigh Leopards in June 2024, his boyhood club and Sky Sports paid tribute to the "little warrior" who left a gigantic mark.
On Global MND Awareness day, a packed out Headingley Stadium was pulsing with emotion as family, friends and fans alike came together to celebrate Leeds' greatest ever No 7 who raised millions in the fight against Motor Neurone Disease, as he battled valiantly since his diagnosis in 2019.
A powerful rendition of Nessun Dorma soundtracked the fireworks and applause as the celebration of Burrow's life took to the pitch, the Rhinos players wearing a special jersey designed by Cath Muir, who herself was diagnosed with MND in 2014.
Video tributes also came in from stars across codes and sports, starting with a message from Burrow's close friend and fellow MND campaigner Kevin Sinfield CBE, Alan Shearer also leaving a message that the sporting world will "remember Rob Burrow forever".
If there is a moment to sum up Burrow's career, it has to be THAT individual try against St Helens in the 2011 Grand Final. He skinned everyone, beat his last man and scored the greatest try seen on that stage.
There are so many images etched in people's minds from across Super League but everyone can see Ryan Hall celebrating as he races away to pip Huddersfield to the League Leaders' Shield in 2015.
With scores level at 16-16 and 10 seconds left on the clock, Danny McGuire sent a chip over which bounced on the edge and Hall was the first to it, using his nous and speed to pick it up and race away to win them the silverware.
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