My Name'5 DODDIE: The Autobiography

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The service of celebration, led by Reverend Rosie Frew, has got under way at Melrose Parish Church.Mum took court picture of witness at son's murder bid trial and posted it online branding him a 'grass' Doddie, who has just 38p left in his betting account, becomes more serious when explaining that he avoids discussing death. “I don’t talk about that because I’m trying not to go there.” Carl Hogg describes Doddie Weir as a "man of principle" and says "woe betide" anyone who crossed him.

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In an extract from his new book, Doddie Weir has written candidly about the fall which sapped his confidence and the reality of his Motor Neurone Disease fight. That’s why it is a big thing for campaigners - all three of us are involved in a very special group who need help. There is no cure. It is a terminal illness. Doddie Weir with pet terrier Mavis. The 61-cap Scotland international now needs help from his wife, Kathy, to get on to his mobility scooter. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

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They were together on the terrible Friday afternoon of 23 December 2016 when a specialist delivered the shattering diagnosis that Doddie had MND – and predicted that he would be unable to walk within a year. The former player, who had retired in 2004, defied that prognosis for over four years as he showed the galloping determination which, when he first played for Scotland, prompted the great commentator Bill McLaren to call him “a mad giraffe”. Gavin Hastings (Scotland): “Consistently outstanding for both Scotland and the Lions. Helped me a lot when the game turned professional.” Thomson, who used to play rugby at Melrose, is among those who have turned out to pay his respects.