International career Lewis Moody

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moody scored 2 tries england colts against wales in april 1997, , member of side won madrid sevens @ end of season. later called senior team 1998-99 tour hell did not make appearance.


moody made england debut against canada on 2 june 2001, when established internationals neil , richard hill touring australia british , irish lions. won further 2 caps on north american tour , scored try against eagles in san francisco. called senior squad match against ireland in dublin in october 2001 , came on win cap number four.


continued impressive form saw him challenge teammate, neil back, coveted england no.7 shirt, starting in 2 6 nations games following season. moody displaced lawrence dallaglio first choice england xv 2002/3 autumn internationals scoring try in game against new zealand, injured against south africa , dallaglio regained place. returned fitness , again featured in clive woodward s plans, further injury in first 6 nations match against france threatened curtail rest of season.


he not considered summer tour due injury, recovered enough play in pre-world cup friendlies against france , wales in summer, scoring try in game @ millennium stadium.


he played part in 7 world cup matches , came on replacement in final replace hill. won final line-out in phase of play led jonny wilkinson’s winning drop goal. missed remaining 2003–4 season due foot injury. retirement of dallaglio , back, , hill out injured, started 3 of england s autumn internationals. moody remained england mainstay 2005. year became first english player sent off @ twickenham, when dismissed fighting during autumn international leicester team-mate alex tuilagi.


having missed 2007 6 nations championship through injury, moody selected part of england squad 2007 world cup in france. having been named start warm match against france moody suffered further injury , consequently left out of starting line england s first 3 games of campaign. following disappointing start tournament moody called starting line final pool match against tonga, lauded england s improved competition @ breakdown.


moody kept place in starting line quarter final against australia outshone illustrious opposite number george smith. moody again started semi final against france, , lined against south africa in world cup final on 20 october, england narrowly lost southern hemisphere side.


he picked 2008 6 nations championship , started in first game against wales substituted in first half because of achilles tendon injury. returned play against barbarians in june 2009, subsequently dropped squad, , appeared in england saxons eps 2009–10 season. club form , injuries other opensides such tom rees saw him regain england starting position autumn internationals against australia, argentina, , new zealand. continued form 2010 6 nations championship.


moody captained england in final 2010 6 nations championship match against france in paris, replacing regular captain steve borthwick, had pull out due injury. named england captain 2010 summer tour australia.


due knee injury picked in january 2011, lewis missed whole of 2011 6 nations tournament martin johnson confirmed lewis england captain 2011 rugby world cup in new zealand, provided fit. selected in 30-man squad flew new zealand.


on 23 october 2011, lewis moody announced retirement international rugby.








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