The Doddie Weir Cup () is a perpetual

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trophy established in 2018 and contested between

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and

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. The cup is named after the former Scotland international lock

Doddie Weir George Wilson "Doddie" Weir (4 July 1970 – 26 November 2022) was a Scottish rugby union player who played as a lock. He made 61 international appearances for the Scotland national team and represented the British & Irish Lions. With the ch ...

who was diagnosed with

motor neuron disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

in 2016 (he died from the disease in 2022, aged 52), and was created to raise awareness of the illness. Wales won 21–10 in the inaugural match in Cardiff in November 2018.

are the current holders.

Design

The cup was commissioned jointly by the Welsh Rugby Union and the

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and was designed by the Edinburgh silversmiths Hamilton and Inches.

commented on the trophy design, stating that the silversmiths "have done an absolutely fantastic job in making it with some big handles to emulate my massive ears!"

Charity

Weir set up a charity called My Name's Doddie Foundation to help fund treatments for motor neurone disease. Neither the Welsh Rugby Union nor the Scottish Rugby Union originally intended to contribute any of the gate receipts from the inaugural match to the charity, but pressure from fans and in the media resulted in them eventually donating a six-figure sum.

Summary

Results

* – Six Nations Championship * – Autumn International

References

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Design

Charity

Summary

Results

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