The rugby world comes together once again to remember Doddie Weir – who passed away last November aged 52 – and the contribution that he gave to both rugby and his inspirational fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease, the condition that took him from us. The Doddie Weir Cup, which was jointly commissioned by Scottish Rugby […]
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Edinburgh Rugby welcome the return of Scotland reinforcements Blair Kinghorn, Mark Bennett, Sam Skinner and Luke Crosbie for tomorrow night’s clash, while the home side’s selection includes a further three changes as Wes Goosen (wing), Henry Pyrgos (scrum-half) and Boan Venter (loosehead) all start. Glasgow Warriors have made two changes to their starting XV as […]
Doddie, the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions lock, died last month, aged 52, after a long fight against MND – motor neurone disease – and having raised millions of pounds through his charitable foundation to support research to find a cure for the appalling condition. The memorial service is due to begin at […]
Following the pre-sale for Scotland Supporters Club members earlier this week, tickets went on general sale this morning for all three home games, against Wales (Saturday 11 February), Ireland (Sunday 12 March) and Italy (Saturday 18 March). There are still tickets remaining for the game against Italy and hospitality packages are available for all three […]
The sale starts on Thursday 1 December with tickets for the home Guinness Six Nations games against Wales, Ireland and Italy. The following week (Thursday 8 December) tickets for Scotland U20 Six Nations games go on sale, with the TikTok Women’s Six Nations games on sale from Thursday 15 December. As always, Scotland Supporters Club […]
The independent Disciplinary Committee chaired by Shao-ing Wang (Singapore), joined by former international Stefan Terblanche (South Africa) and former international referee Juan-Pablo Spirandelli (Argentina), heard the case, considering all the available evidence, including multiple broadcast angles and submissions from the player and his representative. The Disciplinary Committee considered and accepted submissions from the player’s representative […]
Weir is also expected to be in the crowd as Scottish Rugby marks the milestone for the Foundation, which has now committed almost £8 million to research projects across the UK. Doddie will be joined at the match by wife Kathy and sons Hamish, Angus, and Ben, five years on from his appearance at the […]