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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gavin McCafferty

Your legacy will be that we do find a cure for MND – Doddie Weir’s ex-team-mate

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One of Doddie Weir’s former Scotland team-mates vowed to cement his legacy by completing his push for a cure for motor neurone disease during an emotional memorial service.

John Jeffrey, a trustee of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, hailed the charity fundraiser and campaigner’s “dogged, determined and bloody-minded” drive to force more research into MND, which took his life last month at the age of 52.

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