Lewis Moody to ship match ball onto pitch for England’s Autumn Nations Sequence sport vs Australia on Saturday | Rugby Union Information
Former England captain Lewis Moody will ship the match ball onto the pitch forward of Saturday’s Autumn Nations Sequence sport towards Australia at Twickenham.
Moody revealed his motor neurone illness prognosis earlier this month.
The 47-year-old was a part of the 2003 World Cup-winning England squad and performed a job in three successive Six Nations titles between 2001 and 2003.
Moody’s associates and former Leicester Tigers team-mates Geordan Murphy and Leon Lloyd have established a GoFundMe web page for the ex-flanker.
The Rugby Soccer Union (RFU) will promote that on the massive display throughout the England vs Australia fixture (3.10pm kick-off), whereas there will probably be a match-worn shirt public sale afterwards with all proceeds donated to Moody and his household.
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Will Greenwood says Moody is ‘nonetheless the identical epic human’ after being recognized with MND
Moody mentioned: “It was considered one of my life’s best pleasures to play for England; to tug on that white jersey, to signify it and all those that had supported and contributed to my journey, in a manner that will make them proud.
“Extra importantly, I liked the privilege of doing it alongside among the best, loyal, dedicated and hardworking people I’ve ever met.
“These bonds and values really feel stronger than ever to me in the present day, as a brand new problem presents itself and the love and assist of this particular group embraces us.
“It is going to be an honour to hold the match ball out on Saturday, as a brand new era of warriors get set to tug on the jersey and make us proud.
“My household and I are really grateful to all of the gamers, England Rugby and Rugby Australia for all their kindness and assist.”
England play 4 fixtures at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham this autumn, with the Australia match adopted by video games towards Fiji (Saturday November 8), New Zealand (Saturday November 15) and Argentina (Sunday November 23).
Go to the Lewis Moody GoFundMe web page at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lewis-moody-fundraising-appeal
