My Name'5 Doddie The Autobiography

There has never been anyone quite like Doddie Weir. A giant of the game and a rugby icon, his unique story is charged with a passion for living life to the full. In a rugby career which had huge highs and shocking lows, Doddie faced some of the game’s greatest players, from Jonny Wilkinson to Jonah Lomu, Brian O’Driscoll to Scott Quinnell and Martin Johnson to Joost van der Westhuizen, and set stadiums alight when “on the charge like a mad giraffe”. Now, at the age of 48, Doddie faces an entirely different adversary: Motor Neurone Disease. But Doddie Weir has never been one to shy away from a challenge, on or off the pitch, and he has faced up to MND with undaunted positivity, using his boundless energy to raise funds for MND research and support.

Doddie Weir shared the field of play with international rugby’s greatest stars: from Jonah Lomu to a young Jonny Wilkinson, Lawrence Dallaglio to Brian O’Driscoll. As a giant of the game and true rugby icon, Doddie Weir has, since his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease, reached a whole new audience. Stewart Weir is a former sports reporter at the Evening Times, chief sportswriter at the Scottish Mirror, and Head of Sport at the Herald & Times Group. Stewart has worked extensively in PR, for governing bodies and individuals such as Sir Chris Hoy, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan. He is also a regular on talkSPORT.