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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauren Gilmour

More than £2m raised for Doddie Weir charity in first six weeks of 2023

PA Wire

More than £2 million has been raised by fundraisers including Lewis Capaldi and Ewan McGregor in honour of a former rugby player who died following a battle with motor neurone disease (MND).

Around 40,000 people are thought to have been part of the six weeks of running, rowing and riding for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, set up by Doddie Weir prior to his death in November.

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