There is a more-than-enthusiastic welcome when the front door opens at Lewis Moody’s family home on the outskirts of Bath. Ziggy, the miniature labradoodle, bounds over like a force of nature, just as his owner used to do on a rugby field.
Fortunately, I’d come prepared, arriving with flowers for Lewis’ wife Annie and thanks to the advice of my wife Jayne, top-of-the-range dog biscuits for Ziggy.
‘You were always big on preparation with England,’ Lewis says, welcoming me in with a hug and his trademark, beaming smile. ‘I see nothing has changed! Some of the things you taught me, like “TCUP”
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