He says there are two types of people - radiators and drains - and Doddie was definitely a radiator. She says people gather with a mixture of emotions, but all will celebrate the life of a loved one, friend and former team-mate.

Doddie Weir fights back tears as Scotland rugby legend speaks Doddie Weir fights back tears as Scotland rugby legend speaks

It was nice reflecting on the various places and people I’d seen, some of the instances being quite funny, boyish even. And he said: “Anyone out there get involved in sport because you never realise you would need the family. He says he had "magical memories" of their time together at the Greenyards with Melrose before they went on into the Scotland squad. A closing hymn - Guide Me, O Thy Great Redeemer - and a rendition of Doddie's Dream bring the memorial service in his honour to an end.But mention of "Kathy and her laddies" brings emotion, the boys ending on the line "his life and times were magic". With the release of Doddie’s Diary: The Highs, the Lows and the Laughter from My Fight with MND, Doddie is giving an insight into what life has been like. Doddie Weir's sons are fittingly wearing tartan suits, a statement that was their father's trademark. Doddie had an amazing life, it was action packed full of fun, lots of adventure and lots of love," he says. Scotland internationalist Doddie Weir choked back tears as he spoke about the progression of his motor neurone disease.

Doddie Weir legacy will be to find a cure for MND - BBC News Doddie Weir legacy will be to find a cure for MND - BBC News

It is why the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has been such a success and hopefully will continue to be. He brings up a side of Doddie not seen by the wider world, which explains the success of his foundation, putting it down to him being "dogged, determined and sheer bloody-minded". Jeffrey relives fundraising efforts which Doddie Weir's friends made to take care of his family following his diagnosis.The point that was being made was that while I was happy with my lot, and was just going to get on with things, others needed something – or someone – to champion their fight, or to give them a bit of a steer in terms of where their life was headed. Jeffrey highlights the last six years of Doddie's life, saying his jokes became more embarrassing, his humour more childish, his pranks more outrageous and his tartan suits more outlandish. Rugby elder statesman Scott Hastings has been sharing his on social media as loved ones arrive for the service. His hands rest helplessly against the handlebars but he looks as if he is about to hit the open road on a Harley Davidson.