RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 \u2013Rugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody, talks Rugby World Cup camps and England\u2019s back-row<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Moody\u2019s memories of England Training Camps: \u201cThey\u2019ll come out of the other side feeling almost invincible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Moody on Chris Robshaw at number seven: \u201cI would like to have seen Steffon Armitage given that opportunity.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u00b7 Ben Morgan would be Moody\u2019s starting no.8 if fit: \u201cHe needs to prove that he\u2019s back playing to the standard that he was before.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Haskell vs Wood for the no.6 shirt: \u201cI think there\u2019ll be a real contest for those two in that back-row position.\u201d<\/p>\n
LEWIS MOODY ON ENGLAND RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 CAMP<\/p>\n
\u201cWorld Cup camps are without doubt one of the most brutal experiences of your rugby playing career. Pre-seasons are all always tough but in a World Cup year particularly, because it\u2019s not just about the physical, it\u2019s about the mental; you\u2019ve got to prove that you know all the calls, that you can fit and gel into the squad that Stuart\u2019s putting together and play the style of rugby that they\u2019re all trying to play. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tough time but physically, it is absolutely brutal. You will be tested to your limits, whether it\u2019s in the gym, on the training ground, or conditioning suites.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe guys will need to be at their fittest. They\u2019re fit individuals anyway- rugby produce athletes now so it\u2019s going to be one of the toughest experiences of their lives but if they\u2019re anything like me, they will love it and they\u2019ll come out of the other side feeling almost invincible.\u201d<\/p>\n
LEWIS MOODY ON ENGLAND RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 BACK-ROW<\/p>\n
\u201cI think in the back-row position there are a few conundrums, as there are across the field for Stuart. One position that\u2019s now down, barring injury, is Chris Robshaw.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to have seen Steffon Armitage given that opportunity. I think he would\u2019ve added something very special to the squad. There\u2019s no guarantee that he would\u2019ve played but he certainly would\u2019ve pushed Chris. I don\u2019t see anyone else really applying enough pressure to Chris to move him out of that position. So he\u2019ll be there at seven and captain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Number eight, it would be fantastic to see Ben Morgan back; he needs to prove his fitness and he needs to prove that he\u2019s back playing to the standard that he was before. I think Billy Vunipola has done a great job but I think Ben, would be my starting number eight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd at six, James Haskell\u2019s come in and he\u2019s been sort of reborn towards the latter stages of his career now aged 30. He\u2019s a formidable power house, as are a lot of those back-row players now, but he\u2019s a strong ball carrier and he\u2019s added elements to his game.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then you\u2019ve got Tom Wood, who for so long was a mainstay of Stuart Lancaster\u2019s side. A couple of poor performances and all of a sudden he found himself fighting to get his place back, and obviously injury as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, I would probably have James Haskell in there but I think if Tom Wood can prove himself during the warm-up games then I think they\u2019ll be a real contest for those two in that back-row position.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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