Dodd1e’5 Gr4nd S7am
The Cause
Following the successes of the DoddieCup 555 in 2023, Rob Wainwright has set the biggest fundraising challenge yet with All Roads Lead to Rome 2024, in aid of My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
The Dodd1e’5 Gr4nd S7am Team has been brought together using experienced Doddie Cup riders along with new riders. Roger Baird (ex-Scotland Rugby and British Lions), along with co-captains Ian Barr (ex-SRU President) and Rob Boyns (D555 elite squad), head up the team. The 20-plus-strong team is from Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland and South Africa, and we will feature many guest riders along the route.
The All Roads Lead to Rome challenge allows teams to be creative on how they will get to Rome. The Dodd1e’5 Gr4nd S7ammers will visit all 6 Nation Stadiums, kicking off at Murrayfield on 28th February, visiting Dublin, Cardiff, Twickenham, and Paris before the final whistle on 8 March in Rome.
Our Team members are representing not only those players affected by MND in the Rugby community but also those players across all sports, along with our friends and families affected by this ravaging disease. The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has made huge progress in recent years in the research and a cure for MND, always relying heavily on fundraising efforts from all of us.
What’s with the Team Name?
The team name is in recognition of the mad giraffe who led the way in raising awareness and funds to find a cure for MND. It recognises that the team will visit each of the Six Nation Stadiums and the numbers reflect those brave individuals in the rugby community who have been doing their bit to raise awareness of MND through sharing their own stories.
Paul Rendall
Ed Slater
Doddie Weir
Rob Burrow
Donate
It would be fantastic if you could donate to our cause as little or as much as you can afford. Click on the big G below to be taken straight to our fundraising page.
