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England captain Lewis Moody admitted to a few nerves as he embarked on a fresh challenge with Premiership giants Bath this week.

The 32-year-old flanker bid an emotional farewell to former club Leicester Tigers with victory in the Premiership final last season before joining fierce rivals Bath in the summer but is now fully focused on inspiring his new club to success.

"It's strange, you get the butterflies when you move to a new place and I got that coming here," Moody told Sky Sports News. "I came in on Monday and seeing the changing rooms and meeting all the guys - it's just totally out of my comfort zone.

"Obviously at Leicester I was comfortable. I knew everything, knew everyone and knew how everything worked. Now you almost have to start again."

Moody, who joins new performance director Ian McGeechan at Bath, spent 14 highly-successful years with the Tigers, culminating in a dramatic victory over Saracens in May. And Moody believes that happy ending has made it easier to move on from life with the Tiger.

"It was an incredible way to end," he added. "I was very happy and emotional at the end and I suppose that's why I can now get on with it. Because that's such a great chapter of my life I'll always remember everything about Leicester, but now it's time to move on and be part of something else, hopefully something special."

While Moody a settles into new surroundings at Bath, he is hopeful he can retain his captaincy role at international level. Moody led England to a fine Test success against the Wallabies, and after that success he would be delighted to continue as England captain.

"Johnno never gives much away, but we won at the end of the day so you can't be anything but happy," Moody said. "I loved being captain during that tour, but first and foremost you have to be the best player you can be.

"Firstly I have to earn my spot in that England team, then if Johnno still wants me to be captain and feels I'm up to the job then I'd love to do it again."