Swimmer Archie Goodburn will deliver the match ball for Scotland’s Nations Championship match against Australia next month.
The Scottish 50 metres breaststroke record holder and Commonwealth Games competitor, who has inoperable brain tumours, has become an advocate for people affected by brain cancer.
After making an emotional plea on BBC Breakfast, Goodburn recently met with Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney to discuss more support for brain cancer treatment and research.
The 25-year-old hopes his visit to Murrayfield on 15 November can help the cause further, with those in attendance able to donate to two charities leading the fight to help those with brain cancer: Brain Tumour Research and the Astro Brain Tumour Fund.
"This means the absolute world to me," he told Scottish Rugby. "The most people I have ever performed in front of before was an audience of 10,000 on the castle esplanade for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
"I was 12 and I sang a solo - What a Wonderful World! So this is an incredible opportunity to deliver the match ball in front of 60,000-plus people."
Goodburn played blindside flanker at Stewart's-Melville College before focussing on swimming.
He was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour, known as an oligodendroglioma, in 2024 and underwent surgery before returning to competitive action.
He added: "This cause is so important to my heart. Brain cancer is the biggest cancer killer of those aged under-40 in the UK and, for some 25 years, it has received less than 2% of the national cancer budget.
"Things are beginning to move and this kind of initiative can make a difference."
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