England rugby player Lewis Moody has been banned from playing for nine weeks after being sent off against Samoa.Moody will be able to play again on 29 January, just five days before the Six Nations game against Wales. Moody will now be available for the whole Six Nations campaign, but will be lacking match fitness for the opener against Wales at Twickenham.
Hi...What does the sentence mean,please?Lacking match fitness for the opener
Thanks
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match fitness - at the required level of physical fitness and preparation to play. The opener - the first game. Football ugh
— Nona the brit
match fitness - at the required level of physical fitness and preparation to play.
The opener - the first game.
Football ugh
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