Doddie Weir Inducted to the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame
- Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2020
- Motion reference: S5M-23227
That the Parliament congratulates Doddie Weir, who is from the Scottish Borders, on being inducted as the 27th member of Scottish Rugby’s Hall of Fame, which celebrates the country's ultimate rugby ambassadors and includes the prominent Borderers, Chris Patterson, Ned Haig, Bill McLaren, Jim Telfer, Hugh McLeod, Jim Renwick, Gary Armstrong, David Leslie, John Rutherford, Douglas Elliot and Mark Robertson; recognises Doddie's 61 caps for Scotland and participation in the British Lions' 1997 tour; appreciates his inspiring work through the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation to raise millions of pounds for MND research and support following his diagnosis with the condition in 2016, and celebrates Doddie's contribution to rugby over the years.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Miles Briggs, Donald Cameron, Peter Chapman, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Bob Doris, Annabelle Ewing, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Gordon Lindhurst, Fulton MacGregor, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Margaret Mitchell, Alex Rowley, John Scott, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Sandra White, Brian Whittle