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Doddie Weir: One More Try

After being diagnosed with MND in 2016, Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir was told he would be in a wheelchair within a year. Instead, he made it his mission to find a cure.

The behind-the-scenes story of Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir, who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in 2016. Doctors said he would be in a wheelchair within a year. He wasn’t. Instead, Doddie battled the disease until 2022 and made those years a mission to find a cure. Fellow Scottish rugby legend John Beattie followed Doddie and his family for two years throughout that fight, gaining a unique insight into the life and mission of the man behind the famous tartan suit.

58 minutes

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Fri 16 Dec 2022 21:00

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