Overview
- The documentary Lewis Moody vs MND premiered on 25 September 2026 and follows Moody’s diagnosis, treatment choices and home life with his wife and two teenage sons.
- Moody appears on camera discussing his first symptom of persistent left-shoulder weakness and his decision to join a drug trial funded by the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
- Consultant neurologist Martin Turner tells Moody in the film that rugby is not the single cause of his MND and that multiple factors are likely to combine to produce the disease.
- The programme foregrounds the emotional toll on the family, with eldest son Dylan under a professional football contract at Southampton and younger son Ethan in Bath’s rugby academy.
- Reporters note growing research focus on athletes after recent studies found higher MND/ALS rates in some former elite players but stressed that no clear causal mechanism has been proved and more funding is needed for trials.