Lewis Moody's polar expedition gives him new sense of purpose
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Lewis Moody subjected his body to near unimaginable torture during his 17 years as a professional rugby player.
He sustained multiple concussions, tore knee ligaments, underwent shoulder operations and ingested so many supplements that he believes that he contracted Ulcerative Colitis, a bowel disease.
He was called “Mad Dog” for good reason.
Why then just two years into well-earned retirement would the former England captain voluntarily sign up for more punishment with a trek to the North Pole? The expedition, which includes fellow 2003 World Cup winners Josh Lewsey and Danny Grewcock…
He sustained multiple concussions, tore knee ligaments, underwent shoulder operations and ingested so many supplements that he believes that he contracted Ulcerative Colitis, a bowel disease.
He was called “Mad Dog” for good reason.
Why then just two years into well-earned retirement would the former England captain voluntarily sign up for more punishment with a trek to the North Pole? The expedition, which includes fellow 2003 World Cup winners Josh Lewsey and Danny Grewcock…