24/04/2026
What a start to the annual Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens weekend!
Last Thursday, over 500 guests packed into the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong for the 2026 Hong Kong Doddie Dinner. By the end of the evening, HK$5.3 million had been raised for the wonderful My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, set up by former Scottish international rugby player Doddie Weir and which is dedicated to funding research and supporting people affected by MND.
As well as Doddie’s son Hamish, special guests this year included Professor Edwin Chan, the leading MND researcher here in HK, as well as a host of 15’s & 7’s rugby greats, including Will Carling O.B.E, Waisale Serevi, Greig Laidlaw, Jamie Roberts, Andy Nicol, Qele Ratu and Tyla King.
Entertainment for the evening was provided by 80’s pop legend and star of stage, Jason Donovan, as well as the wonderful Crisel Consunji, the highlight arguably being their rendition of ‘Especially for You’ which certainly got many of the guests of a certain age very animated.
Finally, a big shout out to Martin Murray OBE and his team, which I'm delighted to be part of; Scott Semple& Rob Shorthouse, who along with compére Andrew Hall, PhD and DJ Scott MacKinnon, brought the whole event together to make it such a memorable evening.