in the Six Nations. In November 2018, he was presented by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh with the Edinburgh Award in recognition of the contribution he has made to the city, to sport and to motor neurone disease (MND) awareness and research – the twelfth recipient of this award. At the World Rugby Awards, he received the Award for Character. That same month, Glasgow Caledonian University conferred him with an Honorary Degree in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the sporting community and his commitment to fundraising for the common good. In December 2019, Weir was announced as the recipient of the Helen Rollason Award, which is presented every year during the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year show. The award was presented to him by Princess Anne. In July 2020, he was inducted into the Scottish Rugby hall of fame. That year, the National Galleries of Scotland announced that a portrait of Weir by artist Gerard M. Burns had been loaned to the Scottish collection. In November 2021, Melrose Rugby announced Weir as being appointed to the honorary position of joint President of the club. In July 2022 he was awarded an honorary degree by Abertay University. References External links Doddie Weir at Black and White Publishing 1970 births 2022 deaths Scottish rugby union players Newcastle Falcons players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Rugby union players from Edinburgh Rugby union locks Scotland international rugby union players Border Reivers players Melrose RFC players Stewart's Melville RFC players People educated at Stewart's Melville College Officers of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of Scotland's Rural College Scotland 'B' international rugby union players Reds Trial players Deaths from motor neuron disease Neurological disease deaths in Scotland