The Scottish Rugby Union is expect to receive £1 million for the Doddie Weir Cup match against Wales

An international rugby match honouring one of Scotland’s greatest players has been criticised after it emerged that none of the money raised will go to his charity.

Scotland will travel to Cardiff a week today to play Wales for the Doddie Weir Cup, which has been donated by the Welsh Rugby Union, in front of a crowd of more than 74,000.

The fixture will salute Weir, 48, who has motor neurone disease (MND) and has raised more than £500,000.

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) is expected to receive more than £1 million in gate receipts from the match, but not a penny of it will go to the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, which aims to find new treatments for MND.

The condition affects the