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Doddie's son to lead Scotland in new fundraising challenge
Edinburgh Evening News
|November 26, 2025
One of the sons of the late Doddie Weir has said he feels it is time to "step up" as he was announced as captain of the Scotland team in a challenge raising money for research into motor neurone disease.
Brothers Hamish, left, and Ben Weir, with mum Kathy, support Doddie's fundraising for his foundation including wearing his special tartan
Scotland rugby legend Weir died in November 2022 aged 52 after a six-year battle with motor neurone disease (MND). In 2017 he founded the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation to fund research into MND after revealing his diagnosis.
This story is from the November 26, 2025 edition of Edinburgh Evening News.
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