Doddie Weir's former teammate has vowed to continue the rugby star's fundraising legacy by helping to find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. Ex-Scottish rugby captain Rob Wainright was a close friend of Doddie, who sadly died aged 52 on November 26 after six-year long battle with MND.
In 2017, Rob founded Doddie Aid, a mass participation event which has raised around £2m for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and £8m for MND research over the last five years. Rob, a former British and Irish Lion, said: “We are going through a period of sadness, but Doddie would not want us moping about.
"He would want us getting on with it – fundraising and trying to find a cure - and that’s what we will do. It’s a huge legacy and it’s for nothing if it doesn’t continue.
