England’s Lewis Moody ruled out from Six Nations
England faced another blow as their skipper Lewis Moody will be missing the opening matches of the Six Nations after being ruled out due to an injury.
Moody picked up a knee injury recently while playing for Bath. It was confirmed by Bath officials who said that Lewis will be out for three weeks which means that he will miss the first three games of the Six Nations for England.
Lewis Walton Moody is an English rugby union player and currently plays for Bath. He was a vital part of 2003 Rugby World Cup squad and made his mark as far as commitment to physical aspects are concerned. He is also known as Mad Dog Moody, Crazy Horse and
Happy Spacker.
Before Bath, he played for Leicester Tigers as a flanker from 1998-2002. Moody was part of their 2001 and 2002 European Cup victories as well. He was seriously injured after the 2003 World Cup and made his comeback in October 2004 in the Heineken Cup. Moody
joined Bath in the 2010-11 season on a three-year deal. He is also an active social worker and a Patron of The Social Entrepreneurs Project, a home project of HOPEHIV.
Moody’s injury has given coach Steve Meehan a headache. He is already short of two senior players because of injuries. Meehan said, “It is frustrating for us to lose him at this stage in the season, but it does mean that other players in the squad get the
opportunity to come on in his place and show us what they can do.” Meehan has assured that Moody should receive maximum attention from the best medical staff, so he can have him back on the field as soon as possible.”
English manager Martin Johnson has to go ahead with a squad without Moody, Tom Croft and Courtney Lawes. Nick Easter, the Harlequins’ number eight will be joining the English side as skipper. Other contenders for the place are Chris Robshaw, Phil Dowson,
Andy Saul and Tom Wood.
The manager said, “It is always disappointing to lose a player and leader of Lewis' calibre.” He added, “While this could still mean Lewis plays a role in the RBS 6 Nations, it does mean that another player gets the chance to step up and make it hard for
him to get the shirt back.”
England play their first match of the Six Nations against Wales on 4 February, 2011.
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