On November 13, he was still present, very weak in his chair but surrounded by his family, to give the fictitious kickoff of Scotland - New Zealand at Murrayfield.
Doddie Weir has died aged 52, his family announced on Saturday.
The former 2nd line of the XV at Chardon (61 selections) had become a symbol of the fight against Charcot's disease since the diagnosis of his illness in 2016.
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He had created a foundation for research and had multiplied appearances, often in a yellow and blue tartan suit declined in a multitude of articles to finance his action.
“A force of nature”
“Doddie was a force of nature and an inspiration.
His inexhaustible energy and drive, his strength of character carried him into rugby and then into his career as a businessman and allowed him to fight for years against illness, ”said the Scottish Rugby Federation in a statement.
Doddie Weir also took part in the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 1997.
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