Doddie Weir
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 2 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 4,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Height | 198 (cm) |
| Spouse | Kathy Weir |
| Children | Hamish Doddie |
| Angus John Doddie | |
| Ben Doddie | |
| Angus John Doddie | |
| Parents | Nanny Weir |
| Jock Weir | |
| Position | Lock |
| Siblings | Christopher Weir |
| Died | Melrose Parish |
| Church | |
| Melrose | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | November 26,2022 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 408174 |
Doddie Weir Life story
George Wilson "Doddie" Weir OBE was a Scottish rugby union player who played as a lock. He made 61 international appearances for the Scotland national team and represented the British & Irish Lions.
Man carries barbell up Ben Nevis for Doddie Weir charity
... The challenge was in aid of My Name 5 Doddie Foundation, a charity set up by former Scotland rugby international Doddie Weir...
Doddie Weir's life to be celebrated at Melrose memorial service
...A service celebrating the life of rugby legend Doddie Weir is due to be held in the Scottish Borders...
Trailblazer Doddie Weir's MND legacy 'will live on'
...Rugby legend Doddie Weir s legacy as a champion for people with motor neurone disease will live on after his death, his family and friends have said...
Doddie Weir: Tributes paid to rugby hero hailed 'a force of nature'
...Tributes have been paid to " the force of nature" Doddie Weir - the rugby hero who has died aged 52...
Doddie Weir: The rugby legend, who do not give in to MND
...Three years ago, Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir was given the devastating news he had motor neurone disease...
Artist crafts Doddie Weir portrait from 10,000 stamps
...An artist has made a portrait of Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir entirely from 10,000 stamps...
Artist crafts Doddie Weir portrait from 10,000 stamps
An artist has made a portrait of Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir entirely from 10,000 stamps.
Michael McGee's work, which is 2m (6. 5ft) by 1. 2m (3. 9ft) in size, features stamps from around The World - including every country Doddie played against.
Many of the stamps are More Than 60 years old and include 10 Penny Reds and 10 Jubilee Half Pennies from the reign of Queen Victoria .
Doddie Weir announced in 2017 that he had Motor Neurone DiseaseMr McGee said he was inspired to create the piece after Doddie revealed in 2017 that he had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
The rugby icon, who won 61 caps for Scotland and also starred for the British Lions , has since Set Up his own My Name'5 Doddie foundation.
Mr McGee's stamp artwork was auctioned for £10,000 on Friday Evening , with funds raised going to The Foundation and to Doddie's former school, Erskine Stewart's Melville.
The Scottish artist, who now lives in Trinidad, said: "I was Back Home in Scotland recently and I saw Doddie Weir On Television and was moved by his story. "
Michael McGee spent two months working on the piece which is made up of about 10,000 stampsart
Source of news: bbc.com
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