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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emma Lawson

Former rugby captain and team set to raise money for Doddie Weir charity

A former teammate of the late Doddie Weir has praised the rugby great for giving motor neurone disease (MND) a voice as he prepares for a new challenge to raise funds for research.

Andy Nicol and his fellow 1988 Scotland schoolboys teammates will this month embark on an 88km challenge to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, which Weir launched in 2017 to further research into the disease.

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