Gregor Townsend has spoken of the 'huge legacy' former team-mate Doddie Weir will have following his death after a battle with motor neurone disease
SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has spoken of the “huge legacy” former team-mate Doddie Weir will have following his death after a battle with motor neurone disease.Weir, who was diagnosed with MND in December 2016, had died at the age of 52.
“His fight against MND and his fight to find a cure for the illness has been inspirational. I know it’s inspired so many people around the country to raise a lot of money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation which has in turn brought together his friends as well as rugby clubs and communities across Scotland and further afield.
“We want to pay tribute to the big man who has made a huge difference and had a deep impact on the lives of so many over the last few years.” “As well as his achievements on the pitch, his personality was so infectious and we would often hear stories about him off the field about how he was an incredible character and teammate, someone we all looked up to.”’s Sunday Show Weir was “a magical human being”, and said: “He was like a magnet, he attracted people to him, people kind of followed him.
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