{"id":35428,"date":"2025-10-06T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=35428"},"modified":"2025-10-06T07:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:27:48","slug":"former-england-captain-moody-reveals-mnd-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=35428","title":{"rendered":"Former England captain Moody reveals MND diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-component=\"media-block\" class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\">\n<div data-chromatic=\"ignore\" class=\"ssrcss-dtyrnv-MediaPlayerWrapper e1h75hkw3\">\n<div data-testid=\"media-player-container-landscape\" class=\"ssrcss-bpa3r9-MediaContainer e1h75hkw2\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-199fzb3-MediaInner e1h75hkw1\">\n<div data-testid=\"bbc-logo-wrapper\" class=\"ssrcss-1twt4cc-LogoIconWrapper eaj4kwa0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1spmd9u-ErrorMessage eitf6462\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-s2eija-StyledInnerContainer eitf6461\">\n<h2 class=\"ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0\">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This video can not be played<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1km5m62-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div data-testid=\"single-byline\" class=\"ssrcss-sevsa1-ContributorContainer ee66fvo3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dt4z-ContributorInfo ee66fvo0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-vd0pba-TextContributorName epw3ir01\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1q14p6q-LinkWithChevronContainer epw3ir02\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/topics\/c8ep7j8w1xkt\" class=\"ssrcss-w2tezp-StyledNameLink epw3ir03\"><span class=\"byline-link-text\">Mike Henson<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-ogu97w-IconContainerChevron epw3ir00\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dqo7s5-ContributorDetails ee66fvo2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-c4qnun-Text ee66fvo4\">BBC Sport rugby union news reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1n2i08q-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo2\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1q1gjvm-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-1dqo2s-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-61mhsj-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">1 hour ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Former England captain Lewis Moody has revealed he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease and admitted he cannot yet face the full implications of the muscle-wasting condition that killed fellow rugby players Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 47-year-old, who was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning side and lifted multiple English and European titles with Leicester, spoke to BBC Breakfast two weeks after learning he has the disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There&#8217;s something about looking the future in the face and not wanting to really process that at the minute,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not that I don&#8217;t understand where it&#8217;s going. We understand that. But there is absolutely a reluctance to look the future in the face for now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Moody, speaking alongside his wife Annie, says instead he feels &#8220;at ease&#8221; as he concentrates on his immediate wellbeing, his family and making preparations for when the disease worsens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Maybe that&#8217;s shock or maybe I process things differently, and once I have the information, it&#8217;s easier,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Moody discovered he had MND after noticing some weakness in his shoulder while training in the gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, a series of scans showed nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You&#8217;re given this diagnosis of MND and we&#8217;re rightly quite emotional about it, but it&#8217;s so strange because I feel like nothing&#8217;s wrong,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel ill. I don&#8217;t feel unwell<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;My symptoms are very minor. I have a bit of muscle wasting in the hand and the shoulder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;m still capable of doing anything and everything. And hopefully that will continue for as long as is possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1udad6v-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-2z7a81-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Rex Features<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">MND can progress quickly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">According to the charity MND Association, the disease kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis, as swallowing and breathing become more difficult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Treatment can only slow deterioration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s never me that I feel sad for,&#8221; added an emotional Moody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the sadness around having to tell my mum &#8211; as an only child &#8211; and the implications that has for her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking from the family home with his wife and their pet dog by his side, Moody was overcome with emotion when he spoke about telling his sons &#8211; 17-year-old Dylan and 15-year-old Ethan &#8211; the devastating news, saying: &#8220;It was the hardest thing I&#8217;ve ever had to do.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;They are two brilliant boys and that was pretty heartbreaking,&#8221; Moody said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We sat on the couch in tears, Ethan and Dylan both wrapped up in each other, then the dog jumped over and started licking the tears off our faces, which was rather silly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Moody said the emphasis was staying in the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There is no cure and that is why you have to be so militantly focused on just embracing and enjoying everything now,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;As Annie said, we&#8217;ve been really lucky that the only real decision I made when I retired from playing was to spend as much time with the kids as possible. We don&#8217;t get those years back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1wemwdx-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\"><\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-pkj9gi-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dylan Moody\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/250ee270-a1f4-11f0-947b-6b8b23372a50.jpg\" width=\"875\" height=\"492.99999999999994\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\" \/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-2z7a81-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A knee problem prevented Moody taking up an invitation to play in the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/articles\/c5yx2lwgg1vo\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">745 Game<\/a> last autumn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The fundraising cross-code match, which brings together league and union stars, was the brainchild of Burrow and Ed Slater, the former Leicester and Gloucester second row who also lives with the disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Burrow died in June 2024, while Slater is now in a wheelchair and struggles to speak without the help of a computer programme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Moody finds it hard to reconcile that he is now part of the match&#8217;s cause, rather than a supporter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It is daunting because I love being active and embracing life, whether it&#8217;s on the rugby pitch, watching the kids, whatever it is,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of questions around what we need to put in place for the future. It&#8217;s still so new, I found out two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I feel slightly selfish in a way that I&#8217;ve been reluctant to reach out to anyone, to Ed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;But there will be a time when I can. And I would like to as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;If they&#8217;re watching &#8211; I&#8217;m not ready yet, but I absolutely will [be].&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1qffbeh-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lewis Moody and the rest of the 2003 Rugby World Cup winners\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/550a5cc0-a1f4-11f0-947b-6b8b23372a50.jpg\" width=\"885\" height=\"496.99999999999994\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\" \/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-2z7a81-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Elite athletes are disproportionately affected by MND, with a study of Italian footballers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cgrrnxxrwy8o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">suggesting the rate of the disease is up to six times higher than in the general population.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is thought that by limiting the oxygen available and causing damage to motor neurone cells, regular, strenuous exercise can trigger the disease in those already genetically susceptible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Moody, who won 71 England caps and toured with the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand in 2005, was nicknamed &#8216;Mad Dog&#8217; during his playing career, in honour of his fearless, relentless approach to the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He played through a stress fracture of his leg for a time with Leicester and once sparked a training-ground scuffle with team-mate and friend Martin Johnson when, frustrated, he abandoned a tackle pad and started throwing himself into tackles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After coming on as a replacement in the Rugby World Cup final win over Australia in 2003, he claimed a ball at the back of the line-out in the decisive passage of play, setting a platform for scrum-half Matt Dawson to snipe and Jonny Wilkinson to kick the match-winning drop-goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Moody has already told Johnson, who captained England to that title, and a couple of other former England team-mates about his diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Geordan Murphy and Leon Lloyd, who Moody played alongside at Leicester, have set up a fundraising page to help support him and his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But many of Moody&#8217;s former team-mates will be learning his news with the rest of the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There will be a time when we&#8217;ll need to lean on their support but, at the minute, just having that sort of love and acknowledgment that people are there is all that matters,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Rugby is such a great community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I said to the kids the other day, I&#8217;ve had an incredible life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Even if it ended now, I&#8217;ve enjoyed all of it and embraced all of it and got to do it with unbelievable people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;When you get to call your passion your career, it&#8217;s one of the greatest privileges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;To have done it for so long with the teams that I did it with was a pleasure. And I know they will want to support in whatever way they can and I look forward to having those conversations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1e4xw2r-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-113c0cq-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1pfbb52-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 class=\"ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-z660eq-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\/teams\/england\" class=\"ssrcss-1e7j96t-StyledLink ed0g1kj0\">England Rugby Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\" class=\"ssrcss-1e7j96t-StyledLink ed0g1kj0\">Rugby Union<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1ayfktp-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMike HensonBBC Sport rugby union news reporter1 hour agoFormer England captain Lewis Moody has revealed he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease and admitted he cannot yet face the full implications of the muscle-wasting condition that killed fellow rugby players Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow.The 47-year-old, who was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning side and lifted multiple English and European titles with Leicester, spoke to BBC Breakfast two weeks after learning he has the disease.&#8221;There&#8217;s something about looking the future in the face and not wanting to really process that at the minute,&#8221; he said.&#8221;It&#8217;s not that I don&#8217;t understand where it&#8217;s going. We understand that. But there is absolutely a reluctance to look the future in the face for now.&#8221;Moody, speaking alongside his wife Annie, says instead he feels &#8220;at ease&#8221; as he concentrates on his immediate wellbeing, his family and making preparations for when the disease worsens.&#8221;Maybe that&#8217;s shock or maybe I process things differently, and once I have the information, it&#8217;s easier,&#8221; he added.Moody discovered he had MND after noticing some weakness in his shoulder while training in the gym.After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, a series of scans showed nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.&#8221;You&#8217;re given this diagnosis of MND and we&#8217;re rightly quite emotional about it, but it&#8217;s so strange because I feel like nothing&#8217;s wrong,&#8221; he added.&#8221;I don&#8217;t feel ill. I don&#8217;t feel unwell&#8221;My symptoms are very minor. I have a bit of muscle wasting in the hand and the shoulder.&#8221;I&#8217;m still capable of doing anything and everything. And hopefully that will continue for as long as is possible.&#8221;Rex FeaturesMND can progress quickly.According to the charity MND Association, the disease kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis, as swallowing and breathing become more difficult.Treatment can only slow deterioration.&#8221;It&#8217;s never me that I feel sad for,&#8221; added an emotional Moody.&#8221;It&#8217;s the sadness around having to tell my mum &#8211; as an only child &#8211; and the implications that has for her.&#8221;Speaking from the family home with his wife and their pet dog by his side, Moody was overcome with emotion when he spoke about telling his sons &#8211; 17-year-old Dylan and 15-year-old Ethan &#8211; the devastating news, saying: &#8220;It was the hardest thing I&#8217;ve ever had to do.&#8221; &#8220;They are two brilliant boys and that was pretty heartbreaking,&#8221; Moody said.&#8221;We sat on the couch in tears, Ethan and Dylan both wrapped up in each other, then the dog jumped over and started licking the tears off our faces, which was rather silly.&#8221;Moody said the emphasis was staying in the moment.&#8221;There is no cure and that is why you have to be so militantly focused on just embracing and enjoying everything now,&#8221; he said.&#8221;As Annie said, we&#8217;ve been really lucky that the only real decision I made when I retired from playing was to spend as much time with the kids as possible. We don&#8217;t get those years back.&#8221;Getty ImagesA knee problem prevented Moody taking up an invitation to play in the inaugural 745 Game last autumn.The fundraising cross-code match, which brings together league and union stars, was the brainchild of Burrow and Ed Slater, the former Leicester and Gloucester second row who also lives with the disease.Burrow died in June 2024, while Slater is now in a wheelchair and struggles to speak without the help of a computer programme.Moody finds it hard to reconcile that he is now part of the match&#8217;s cause, rather than a supporter.&#8221;It is daunting because I love being active and embracing life, whether it&#8217;s on the rugby pitch, watching the kids, whatever it is,&#8221; he said.&#8221;There&#8217;s a lot of questions around what we need to put in place for the future. It&#8217;s still so new, I found out two weeks ago.&#8221;I feel slightly selfish in a way that I&#8217;ve been reluctant to reach out to anyone, to Ed.&#8221;But there will be a time when I can. And I would like to as well.&#8221;If they&#8217;re watching &#8211; I&#8217;m not ready yet, but I absolutely will [be].&#8221;Getty ImagesElite athletes are disproportionately affected by MND, with a study of Italian footballers suggesting the rate of the disease is up to six times higher than in the general population.It is thought that by limiting the oxygen available and causing damage to motor neurone cells, regular, strenuous exercise can trigger the disease in those already genetically susceptible.Moody, who won 71 England caps and toured with the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand in 2005, was nicknamed &#8216;Mad Dog&#8217; during his playing career, in honour of his fearless, relentless approach to the game.He played through a stress fracture of his leg for a time with Leicester and once sparked a training-ground scuffle with team-mate and friend Martin Johnson when, frustrated, he abandoned a tackle pad and started throwing himself into tackles.After coming on as a replacement in the Rugby World Cup final win over Australia in 2003, he claimed a ball at the back of the line-out in the decisive passage of play, setting a platform for scrum-half Matt Dawson to snipe and Jonny Wilkinson to kick the match-winning drop-goal.Moody has already told Johnson, who captained England to that title, and a couple of other former England team-mates about his diagnosis.Geordan Murphy and Leon Lloyd, who Moody played alongside at Leicester, have set up a fundraising page to help support him and his family.But many of Moody&#8217;s former team-mates will be learning his news with the rest of the public.&#8221;There will be a time when we&#8217;ll need to lean on their support but, at the minute, just having that sort of love and acknowledgment that people are there is all that matters,&#8221; he said.&#8221;Rugby is such a great community.&#8221;I said to the kids the other day, I&#8217;ve had an incredible life.&#8221;Even if it ended now, I&#8217;ve enjoyed all of it and embraced all of it and got to do it with unbelievable people.&#8221;When you get to call your passion your career, it&#8217;s one of the greatest privileges.&#8221;To have done it for so long with the teams that I did it with was a pleasure. 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