Scotland rugby legend Weir dies after MND battle

Doddie Weir has helped rise millions for MND research

Former Scotland planetary Doddie Weir has died astatine the property of 52, six years aft being diagnosed with centrifugal neurone disease.

The fastener was fixed an OBE successful 2019 for services to rugby, to MND probe and to the Borders community.

"Doddie was an inspirational unit of nature," said the Weir family.

Born successful Edinburgh, Weir played for Stewart's Melville and Montrose, wherever helium won six championships, earlier turning retired for Newcastle and Border Reivers successful the nonrecreational era.

His archetypal Scotland headdress came against Argentina successful November 1990.

A lineout specialist, helium scored 4 planetary tries crossed his career, including 2 against New Zealand successful a quarter-final nonaccomplishment astatine the 1995 World Cup.

Famously described arsenic being "on the complaint similar a huffy giraffe" by commentator Bill McLaren, helium was selected for the British and Irish Lions successful 1997 but his circuit of South Africa was ended prematurely by injury.

Earlier this month, helium appeared astatine Murrayfield with the lucifer shot earlier Scotland kicked disconnected against New Zealand, receiving a rapturous invited from the capableness crowd.

It mirrored the affectional on-pitch quality helium made with his 3 sons against the aforesaid opponents successful autumn 2017.

Weir was honoured with the Helen Rollason Award astatine the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

More to follow.