WEIR DODDERS OFF
As eager deadpoolers winnow which ALS/MND/etc names to pick for 2023, this year’s most popular has removed himself from the equation. Rugby star Doddie Weir played as a lock for the Scottish international team throughout the 90s, and his towering build and chaotic playstyle once prompted Bill McLaren to describe him as “on the charge like a mad giraffe”. He won 61 caps during his international career, and later played on the national scale for the Newcastle Falcons and the Border Reivers. Known for his affability, even those who didn’t know him personally were inclined to refer to him on a first name basis, and he faced MND with admirable poise and a hearty dash of black humour. His My Name’5 Doddie foundation has now raised £8 million in the fight against the disease.
Weir was 52 and yet another fatality for a ravaged Drop 40, which now has a record-breaking 18 deaths. The highest-ranked team to lock him down is Shaun of the Dead 69, and others include Grave Danger, Pity da Foolz, Deathray’s Kevorkian Clinic, and a solitary joker hit for Cancel My Appointments.
Doddie Weir
4 July 1970 – 26 November 2022, aged 52
54 TEAMS (💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 + 40 = 12 POINTS, 🃏 (x1) 24 POINTS)