The rugby world has been rocked by the news today that former England captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Moody, 47, who was a part of England’s World Cup-winning squad of 2003, fought back the tears as he bravely opened up about his devastating news to the BBC’s Sally Nugent, alongside his wife Annie.

The legendary ex-Leicester Tigers flanker discovered that he had MND after complaining of weakness in his shoulder while working out in the gym, with physiotherapy failing to improve the problem.

Subsequent scans revealed that nerves in Moody’s brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.

An emotional Moody, who has two sons, Dylan, 17, and Ethan, 15, admitted he was still struggling to come to terms with the diagnosis and not yet ready to reach out to ot

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