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A Dumfries man with motor neurone disease is aiming to complete the Edinburgh Marathon for charity. Michael Cole will be ...
Scotland rugby legend Doddie Weir and English rugby league star Rob Burrow are among those who have lost their lives to MND. Despite his diagnosis, Michael is still keeping fit by going to his ...
great friend Doddie Weir. The charity ‘745 Game’ between union and league was dreamed up by Ed Slater and Rob Burrow to raise much-needed revenue to fund the quest for a cure for Motor Neurone ...
“We’re all here for one cause and that’s for the love of three guys,” said the former England fly-half, referring to Rob Burrow, Ed Slater and Doddie Weir. “There’s no ...
John Chart and his teammates from the Pilgrim Bandits charity are taking on an epic bike ride to raise awareness of motor neurone disease ...
They include the former Leeds Rhinos rugby league player Rob Burrow ... high-profile figures such as Burrow and former Scotland rugby union international Doddie Weir, who died in 2022, have ...
Steven said: “I didn’t know much about motor neuron disease, only through high-profile cases like Doddie Weir and Rob Burrows ... part in two marathons in the space of two weeks - the Rob Burrow Leeds ...
Rob Burrow has criticised the “stupid” Government over funding for those with motor neurone disease, as he paid tribute to rugby player Doddie Weir following his death. The former Leeds and ...
Four universities are set to receive £1m each to carry our research into motor neurone disease (MND) thanks to a charity set up by late rugby player Doddie Weir. The My Name'5 Doddie Foundation ...
A charity set up by late rugby legend Doddie Weir has committed £4 million to an “open science framework” for research into motor neurone disease. My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has made its biggest-ever ...
The Foundation set up by the late Scotland rugby legend and motor neuron disease (MND) campaigner Doddie Weir OBE has announced details of its largest-ever single investment in research.