Doddie Weir’s charity will get no money from tribute match

[TRF_Olyy]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/303ed23c-d94b-11e8-9c20-5eb2e7b96a26



Pretty gross from the two unions involved, tbh.
How many people will have bought tickets thinking they're supporting him/the charity?

SRU claiming raising awareness via naming the cup after him is enough.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I ******* hate those two unions.

 

[profitius]

Wow, I wonder how the ticket buyers will feel.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

That's just plain wrong!!!

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Just when I thought I couldn't hate matches between 6N matches outside the 6N & RWC any more than I already do, along comes this.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Teletext saying the unions will now make a joint six figure donation. We got there in the end, albeit with a large dosage of egg on certain faces.

 

[Leinster Fan]

That's just disgusting. They're just using a man with a serious illness to make money by trying to sell tickets to a match no one cares about. They're using him to make money, and they don't give a f*** about his illness. It's plain f****** wrong and they're a bunch of d**** for it.

EDIT: Just seen that they'll make some donations. Shouldn't take a bunch of angry press and social media for it to happen though.