Friends,
So many of us love Rugby and therefore feel that we ‘know’ Doddie Weir. I am humbled by the strength in which he is leaning into his MND battle, the smile that he wears with such fortitude and the profile that he is giving this important cause.

Team Chilli (Marek, Saskia, Lea and I) are teaming up to start 2021 by cranking out 2,021KMs by the 6th Feb to raise £2,021. Please support us in doing our part to help support Doddie’s courageous efforts. We will do this by walking, cycling and rowing on an erg. Yes, the miles will bring the smiles for this cause, but what really matters, is your cash, that will bring the biggest smile of all! So please make a donation and know that no matter how much you give, you will be giving us a bigger smile to go conquer those miles (& KMs).

More on the background...

Doddie's story has touched the rugby world. To fearlessly face down his diagnosis and raise £7 million in 3 years for MND research has been mind blowing. And to have done it with smile never far from his lips, and humour punctuating every call to action, Doddie does inspire. #DoddieAID is a way for us all to do our little bit to help him in his quest to find better treatments for this awful condition, and Doddie being Doddie, we hope it is going to be a lot of fun.Doddie AID is an Inter-District exercise challenge running through January until the Calcutta Cup KO. Any exercise counts, and your miles can be logged into your personal total on the trac4good app. And it also goes into your District team total. Come the 6th February 2021, we will see which District has logged the most miles. Though there are a few other criteria to the competition too, such as Conversions! See www.doddieAID.com for all the details and to join in.