The 50-year-old’s induction, announced back in July but, due to difficulties posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, not formalised by the handover of a trophy until the end of October, means the region now accounts for not far short of half of that 27-strong gallery of heroes of the sport.
Weir, now a campaigner for research into treatments for motor neurone disease following his diagnosis with that currently-incurable condition in December 2016, was presented with his honour in a barn at his farm at Blainslie, near Lauder, by another of the region’s members of the hall of fame, Chris Paterson.
Here’s a picture gallery of all 12 of our members of the hall of fame ...
9. Douglas Elliot
Stow-born Douglas Elliot, alive from 1923 to 2005, was capped 29 times for Scotland between 1947 and 1954. A farmer by trade, the back-row forward’s club career was spent with Edinburgh Academicals. Photo: submitted
10. Mark Robertson
Possibly best known as an international sevens player for Scotland and Great Britain, former Earlston High School pupil Mark Robertson, 35, also turned out for Melrose, the Border Reivers and Edinburgh. (Photo: Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: Marty Melville
11. Chris Paterson
Chris Paterson, 42, was capped 109 times between 1999 and 2011, playing as both a wing and full-back. Now a specialist coach and ambassador for Scottish Rugby, he was Scotland’s most-capped player until he was outdone, by a single cap, by Kelso’s Ross Ford in 2017. Paterson’s club career began at his home-town team, Gala, from 1996 to 1999 before he moved on to Edinburgh from 1999 to 2007 and 2008 to 2012, sandwiching a brief stint south of the border at Gloucester. (Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: Paul Ellis
12. Doddie Weir
Blainslie's Doddie Weir, a lock, was capped 61 times for Scotland between 1990 and 2000, scoring four tries during that international career. At club level, the 50-year-old started out with Edinburgh’s Stewart’s Melville from 1988 to 1991, moved on to Melrose from 1991 to 1995 and then south of the border to Newcastle Falcons from 1995 to 2002 before winding up at the now-defunct Galashiels-based Border Reivers from 2002 to 2004. Photo: Neil Hanna Photo: Neil Hanna