Captain Moody misses WC opener

Published: Monday, 5. September, 2011 in category London Irish
Moody: Will miss the RWC opener

The 33-year-old flanker has failed to recover from a knee injury in time for the match in Dunedin.

Moody initially suffered a knee ligament injury in January playing for Bath - and subsequently missed all of the RBS Six Nations.

And although he battled his way back to full fitness, Moody suffered a recurrence of the problem in England's World Cup warm-up game against Wales at Twickenham on August 6.