Lewis Moody retires with immediate effect.

[Feicarsinn]

http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/story/160704.html


Best of luck Lewis, a great servant of English rugby.

 

[mstar]

Sad to hear, but i think the right decision. A moody few years ago would be great for England. I always saw him as a 6.5 rather then a outright 7 but people here probably seen more of his exploits them me.
Best years were definately 2001-2006. Nobody can take it away from him the RWC 2003 he came on and won the lineout that enabled england move down the field to set up Johnny Wilkinson to drop goal for the world cup.

As "Geech" said in his book there are players who play international rugby and there are those who are "Test match animals" and have the temperment to raise there game and play with a high level of intensity when required, Lewis was that kind of player gave it his all for his country and club.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Lewis Moody: Former England captain reveals motor neurone disease diagnosis

Former England captain Lewis Moody says in an exclusive BBC interview he has "a reluctance to look the future in the face".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ddanno]

Lewis Moody: Former England captain reveals motor neurone disease diagnosis

Former England captain Lewis Moody says in an exclusive BBC interview he has "a reluctance to look the future in the face".

www.bbc.co.uk

Horrible news.

 

[Ddanno]

******* 47.

If you've got a wobbly bit somewhere, get it checked out. That goes for all of you, you lovely bastids

 

[General Melchett]

Very sad news. Heard him on Talksport a few times in the past year and always came across well.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

******* hell, that's horrible

 

[Which Tyler]

bloody hell.
Good luck in your fight Lewis

 

[Welsh Exile]

Telling his 2 teenage boys on the couch and the dog jumping up to lick the tears off their faces.

Poor family.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Horrendous news. All the best to the whole family.

Too many of these.

 

[TommiG88]

Horrible news

 

[Saintjay]

47, that's rough. One of my favourites even if it was Tigers

As per everyone I just wish him and family all the best

 

[BPM]

Same here. Awful disease.

 

[Ddanno]

The interview is a difficult watch. And his wife trying to keep it together beside him was.. argh

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Very horrible news.

 

[ncurd]

Pretty terrible news one of my favourite opensides to have played the game.

 

[OllyM97]

That's a real heartbreaker - Moody was one of those players who literally sacrificed everything to help whatever team he played in. Completely selfless and left everything out there in every single game he played in. His part in the build-up to Wilkinson's drop goal in 2003 is criminally underrated. It just hits so much harder when it's players who you grew up watching and respecting.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

What is MND and are athletes more likely to be diagnosed?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team look at motor neurone disease and if there is a link with the disease and athletes.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TW27BA]

I don't mind admitting it brought a tear to my eye watching Lewis' interview on BBC this morning.
Absolutely shocking news for both him and his family, especially seeing both Rob and Doddie gradually succumb to the inevitable.
Jeez, what a ******* of a disease.
I wish him and his family well.

 

[AlRums]

Sad news indeed.

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