The son of Lewis Moody has shared an emotional post after his ‘hero’ dad was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Former England rugby captain Moody tragically revealed earlier in the month that he had been diagnosed with MND, the muscle-wasting condition that killed fellow rugby players Rob Burrow and Doddie Weir.

Moody, 47, only learnt he had the disease in September and said he was struggling to come to terms with the heartbreaking news.

A member of England’s 2003 World Cup-winning team, Moody said the hardest part was breaking the news to his mum and two sons.

‘It’s never me that I feel sad for,’ Moody said in an emotional interview with BBC Sport.

‘It’s the sadness around having to tell my mum – as an only child – and the implications that has for her.’

Recalling the moment he

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