Moody facing long lay-off

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A ruptured right tendon forced the openside off during England's RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham on February 2, and he has not played since.

"The specialist told me I'm going to be out for 16 weeks, which means I won't play for the rest of the season. I'm absolutely devastated," said Moody.

"I've had my Achilles scraped, which is basically where all the loose scar tissue is cleared out. I've got a 50% rupture of the tendon.

"I'm really, really disappointed, not so much because I'll miss England's tour of New Zealand this summer but because the Tigers are in the EDF final, and I can't imagine them not also being in the League final too. Every game you miss is a game you can never get back."

He added: "The only good thing about this is that I get to spend more time with my wife Annie and my baby son Dylan, who was born earlier this month."