Lewis Walton Moody MBE was born on 12 June 1978 in Ascot and is an English retired rugby union player.
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30 Facts About Lewis Moody
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Lewis Moody played for Leicester Tigers and Bath Rugby and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side.
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When Lewis Moody was five, he took up mini rugby at Bracknell, when a school friend suggested he join him.
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Lewis Moody was educated at Eagle House Prep School, then Oakham School in Rutland, where he initially played rugby union at centre before moving to full back.
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Lewis Moody later studied Business Administration at De Montfort University while playing for Leicester Tigers.
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Lewis Moody became the youngest Leicester Tigers' player to play a league game at 18 years and 94 days, a record now surpassed by Ben Youngs.
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Lewis Moody soon became established as Neil Back's understudy for the openside flanker shirt.
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Lewis Moody was an unused replacement for the 2001 Heineken Cup Final but started the victorious 2002 Heineken Cup Final, and was a member of the Tigers side in the four Premiership winning seasons in 1999,2000,2001 and 2002.
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Lewis Moody made a return in October 2004, in the Heineken European Cup match against Calvisano.
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Lewis Moody won his fifth Premiership medal in 2007, starting the final and scoring a try as Leicester defeated Gloucester.
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Lewis Moody announced his retirement from rugby on 6 March 2012 with immediate effect due to injuries.
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Lewis Moody won a further two caps on the North American tour and scored a try against the US Eagles in San Francisco.
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Lewis Moody returned to fitness and again featured in Clive Woodward's plans, but a further injury in the first Six Nations match against France threatened to curtail the rest of his season.
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Lewis Moody was not considered for the summer tour due to that injury, but recovered well enough to play in the pre-world cup friendlies against France and Wales in the summer, scoring a try in the game at the Millennium Stadium.
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Lewis Moody played a part in all seven World Cup matches and came on as a replacement in the final to replace Hill.
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Lewis Moody won the final line-out in the phase of play which led to Jonny Wilkinson's winning drop goal.
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Lewis Moody kept his place in the starting line up for the quarter final against Australia where he 'outshone his illustrious opposite number' George Smith.
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Lewis Moody was picked for the 2008 Six Nations Championship and started in the first game against Wales but was substituted in the first half because of an Achilles tendon injury.
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Lewis Moody continued this form into the 2010 Six Nations Championship.
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Lewis Moody captained England in their final 2010 Six Nations Championship match against France in Paris, replacing regular captain Steve Borthwick, who had to pull out due to injury.
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Lewis Moody was selected in the 30-man squad that flew to New Zealand.
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Lewis Moody Foundation, inspired by young rugby fan Joss Rowley Stark, raises funds to promote awareness of brain tumours in children through the award-winning HeadSmart campaign, funds vital research into brain tumour diagnosis and gives families living with critical illness days out of the ordinary to lift spirits and create special memories.
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Lewis Moody enjoys extreme sports—although he suffers from vertigo—and his current hobbies include wakeboarding, travelling and golf.
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Lewis Moody is a patron and supporter of a number of charities including The Social Entrepreneurs Project, HOPEHIV, Rainbow Trust children's charity and Our Lady's Children's Hospital.
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In May 2014, Lewis and his wife Annie set up The Lewis Moody Foundation, inspired by Joss Rowley-Stark, to fund ground breaking research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours and gives families a day out of the ordinary to lift spirits and create special memories.
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