Doddie Weir
| Date of birth | 4 July 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1991–1995 1988–1991 |
Melrose RFC Stewart's Melville RFC | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002–2005 1995–2002 |
Borders Newcastle Falcons |
? 97 |
(?) (35) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1990–2000 |  Scotland |
61 | (19) |
George "Doddie" Weir, born 4 July 1970 in Edinburgh, is a Rugby Union player, in the lock position.
Club career
George Weir started playing rugby for Stewart's Melville RFC,[1] his former school, in Edinburgh. He studied at the Scottish Agricultural College, gaining an HND, from 1988–1991. He moved to Melrose RFC in the Borders and was part of the team that won six Scottish club championships. He later moved to England in 1995 to join the Newcastle Falcons and was part of the Premiership winning side of 1997–98.[2] He also started the victorious 2001 Anglo-Welsh Cup final.[3] He moved back to Scotland to join the newly reformed Borders team in 2002 where he remained until his retirement from professional rugby.
International career
Weir was first capped for Scotland against Argentina in 1990.[4] A mainstay of the team throughout the 1990s he was a recognisable figure around the park and fan favourite of the Murrayfield crowd. An excellent lineout specialist he was selected as part of the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 1997. Whilst on the tour he suffered a horrific knee injury, as a result of foul play, while playing against Mpumalanga Province.[1]
His time in the national side dissipated in later years as Scotland began to blood the next generation of locks, with the likes of Stuart Grimes and eventual Scotland cap record holder Scott Murray coming into the team. His final appearance was in the 6 Nations game Scotland against France at Murrayfield, on 4 March 2000.
In all Weir won 61 Scottish caps scoring 19 points from four tries (his first was under the old four points). He finished his playing career together with Gary Armstrong at The Borders in 2004.
After playing career
He now works as commercial director at Hutchinson Environmental Solutions, a waste management company.[5]
Weir occasionally appears on the BBC as part of the half time analysis during Scotland matches.
References
- 1 2 Glover, Tim (27 August 2000). "A Weir and the likely lads". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Allied Dunbar Premiership, 1997/98 / Newcastle Falcons / Player records". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Newcastle snatch Cup glory". BBC. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ "Interview: Doddie Weir flushed with pride as Scotland walk tall once again". The Scotsman. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Ford, Coreena (11 November 2013). "Hutchinson Environmental Solutions celebrates 40 years". The Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
- profile at ESPN