Lewis Moody

Stand on 6 March 2012 National: October 23, 2011

Lewis Walton Moody MBE ( born June 12, 1978 in Ascot ) is an English rugby union player. He played as a winger for the English national team and for Bath Rugby.

Career

Moody began five years ago with the rugby. He went through numerous youth national teams, at this time, he played as an inner three-quarters. In 2001 he made his debut for the Men's National Team in the match against Canada. He came in all seven games of the 2003 World Cup and made for use with a won ball in the lane in preparation for the game-winning Drop Goals from Jonny Wilkinson, which the British gave the first world title.

Due to an injury Moody turned out the most of the year in 2004, but came back in time to the Six Nations in 2005 and the Tour of the British and Irish Lions. He came to three appearances for the Lions, a time against Argentina and twice against New Zealand. In the autumn of that year he became the first English player ever, which was placed in a home match at Twickenham Stadium with a red card from the square. He had embarked on a fight with the Samoans Alex Tuilagi, who was his teammate at Leicester at the same time. Because of these events, he was banned for nine weeks and only returned to the Six Nations 2006.

A re-injury prevented Moody a year later in the spring at the Games of England to take part, he could only enter in August at a preparatory match for the World Championship again. In this World Cup, the English team missed the final defeat by South Africa to defend the title. Moody came in this tournament in all games used. With the Six Nations 2008, he was thrown back again by an injury that prevented him from attending the November internationals.

Moody played since the beginning of his professional career for the Leicester Tigers, with whom he won the Heineken Cup in 2001 and 2002. These seven league titles come in the Guinness Premiership, most recently in 2010. During his debut for the Tigers, he was at 18 years and 94 days, the youngest player of all time, who played a league game for the club. After more than 14 years with the Tigers, he moved to the 2010/11 season through to Bath Rugby.

Moody passes next to the rugby with his wife Annie, a construction company. Because of his passion for fast and dangerous sports and the famous horse race in his hometown, he is called " Crazy Horse ".

On March 6, 2012, Moody ended his rugby career.