Motion · S5M-23227 · 2 Nov 2020
Doddie Weir Inducted to the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Doddie Weir, who is from the Scottish Borders, on being inducted as the 27th member of Scottish Rugby’s Hall of Fame, which celebrates the country's ultimate rugby ambassadors and includes the prominent Borderers, Chris Patterson, Ned Haig, Bill McLaren, Jim Telfer, Hugh McLeod, Jim Renwick, Gary Armstrong, David Leslie, John Rutherford, Douglas Elliot and Mark Robertson; recognises Doddie's 61 caps for Scotland and participation in the British Lions' 1997 tour; appreciates his inspiring work through the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation to raise millions of pounds for MND research and support following his diagnosis with the condition in 2016, and celebrates Doddie's contribution to rugby over the years.
Supporters (28)
- Jeremy Balfour 3 Nov 2020
- Michelle Ballantyne 3 Nov 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 Nov 2020
- Donald Cameron 3 Nov 2020
- Peter Chapman 3 Nov 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 Nov 2020
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 3 Nov 2020
- Annabelle Ewing 3 Nov 2020
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 Nov 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 3 Nov 2020
- Bill Kidd 3 Nov 2020
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 3 Nov 2020
- Gordon Lindhurst 3 Nov 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 Nov 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 3 Nov 2020
- Margaret Mitchell 3 Nov 2020
- Alex Rowley 3 Nov 2020
- John Scott 3 Nov 2020
- Colin Smyth 3 Nov 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 3 Nov 2020
- Alexander Stewart 3 Nov 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 3 Nov 2020
- Annie Wells 3 Nov 2020
- Sandra White 3 Nov 2020
- Brian Whittle 3 Nov 2020
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 Nov 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 6 Nov 2020
- Neil Findlay 10 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.