Oor Doddie

A new landmark was unveiled at BT Murrayfield today . . . and it’s already raising a smile with visitors to the home of Scottish Rugby.

A statue of “Oor Doddie” – the 61-times capped former Scotland lock Doddie Weir – was produced during the summer as part of the Oor Wullie bucket trail around Scotland.

The statue was auctioned for charity – the Archie Foundation – in Dundee in the Autumn and Graham and Fiona Burke from Edzell and John and Fiona Scott from Fearn made a winning bid of £11,500 for the statue.

The two couples wanted Oor Doddie to be on display at BT Murrayfield and today the official handover took place with the man himself, Doddie Weir, on hand to accept the statue, which will act as a focal point to continue Scottish Rugby’s support for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, which aims to find a cure and support research into Motor Neurone Disease. It’s also a great spot for a fun picture!