Moody chances of facing Irish 'very slim'

Leicester flanker Lewis Moody’s chances of recovering from an infected finger in time to face Ireland on Sunday are “very slim” according to England head coach Andy Robinson.

Moody suffered a cut to his finger during England’s defeat by France at Twickenham a fortnight ago and the injury became infected during a 10-minute appearance as a replacement in the Tigers’ crushing 83-10 victory over Newcastle in the Zurich Premiership last weekend.