Doddie 500 riders set for Borders welcome on final leg of charity cycle to Murrayfield
The eight-strong Wounded Lions 500 team, led by Doddie Weir’s former Scotland and British Lions teammate Rob Wainwright, will stop at Jedforest Rugby Club’s Riverside Park on Saturday, February 8.
That’s one of the final stops on the 48-hour cycle challenge which will see them carry the Calcutta Cup rugby match ball 500 miles from England’s national stadium at Twickenham, north to the Scotland v England Six Nations match at Murrayfield, in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, set up by the rugby legend following his diagnosis with the disease in 2016.
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Hide AdThe team will arrive at Riverside Park at 4.45am, leaving again at 5.15am. Riders are free to join them as they ride north to Murrayfield, with the next scheduled stop being .
A Doddie 500 spokesman said: “We hope to see plenty of you along the way, it means a great deal particularly in the cold depths of the night. “All support is welcome and hugely appreciated.”
Sponsor them by searching Wounded Lions 500 on virginmoneygiving.com
You can sponsor the team here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=WoundedLions500&pageUrl=4
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Hide AdMore about Doddie’s battle with MND here: https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/whats-on/one-more-try-programme-doddie-weirs-life-air-bbc-scotland-1326668
And the last cycle through the Borders here: https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/rain-fails-dampen-support-doddie5-ride-701866