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Abertay Sport are running the 2nd annual Abertay Sportathon on Friday 26th April 2019 for a very worthwhile cause, the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. Teams of student't will take part in 10 hours of sport with a different sport each hour. Our fundraising goal is a whopping £5000.
Doddie Weir is one of rugby’s most recognizable personalities. He earned 61 caps for Scotland during a successful playing career, represented the British and Irish Lions on their successful tour to South Africa in 1997, and won championships with his two club sides, Melrose and Newcastle Falcons.
A talented, committed and athletic lock forward, Doddie is now facing his biggest challenge.
In June 2017 the Scot revealed he was suffering from Motor Neurone Disease.
From the outset, Doddie has been driven to help fellow sufferers and seek ways to further research into this, as yet, incurable disease.
In November 2017 Doddie and his Trustees launched the registered charity My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
Its aims are simple:
- To raise funds to aid research into the causes of Motor Neurone Disease and investigate potential cures.
- To make grants to individuals suffering from MND, to enable them to live as fulfilled a life as possible.
For more information about this incredible foundation and it's inspirational founder, please head along to www.myname5doddie.co.uk
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