Kevin Sinfield has written an emotional tribute to Doddie Weir after the former Scotland and British Lions Rugby Union player passed away on Saturday. Weir was a well-known campaigner for Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
Weir earned 61 Scotland caps in his playing career before retiring in 2004. He was diagnosed with MND in 2016 and used his profile to push for better research into the disease, as well as appealing for improved care to be given to those afflicted by it.
He was a friend of Rob Murrow MBE, who Sinfield has taken numerous physical endurance challenges to raise money to find a cure.
