Doddie Weir

Scottish Rugby International - Highly engaging sporting speaker - Suitable for Employee Engagement Events and Dinners.

Born in 1970 in Edinburgh, George “Doddie” Weir became involved in sport from an early age. Initially with horses he competed in the Scottish Horse Trial Championships but then he changed sports to pursue his passion for Rugby.
Doddie played for many teams during his career including Scottish Schools, Newcastle Falcons, Melrose,  Scotland A, B, XV and playing for the full Scottish side he went on to win 61 caps.  He proved himself to be the power house of the Scottish scrum, playing the lock position, until his retirement in 2004.
Doddie was first capped for Scotland against Argentina in 1990 and in 1993 was shortlisted for the Lions Tour. He suffered a horrific knee injury as a result of foul play while playing for the British Lions against Mpumalanga Province in the 1997 South African tour. He fought his way back from injury and went on to be one of the most popular and respected players in the game.

Career Highlights:

Won 5 championships victories in 6 years with Melrose RFC
Won Tetley Bitter Cup as captain of Newcastle Falcons
Part of Newcastle Falcons squad when they won the Premier division
61 caps for Scotland
Represented his country on 5 Scotland tours
Scotland Player of the 5 Nations Championship  - 1997
3 World Cups  -  1991, 1995 and 1999 and reached the semi final in 1991
Captain of the Barbarians (Baa Baas)
Captain of Scotland A team

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