The penalty kick soared through the air, first in silence then, as the ball neared the posts, the English majority in the 82,000-strong crowd released a mighty roar. Behind the posts, the linesmen looked at one another then raised their flags in acceptance that the ball had crept obediently over the bar. Jonny Wilkinson had [...]

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When Toby Flood limped off and the acclamation went up for Jonny Wilkinson’s gladiatorial entry at HQ, the roar was quite staggering. It felt like one of everlasting love, a reception that only the most adored of players could ever hope of receiving from Twickenham man. It was so ecstatic that Wilkinson himself felt humbled. [...]

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Jonny WIlkinson believes England are beginning to show the hallmarks of the team who won the World Cup in 2003. The current vintage took a giant step towards their first Six Nations grand slam since that era of dominance with a 17-9 victory over France. The last time England were unbeaten three games into the [...]

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JONNY WILKINSON handed the ‘immense’ England pack with the credit for keeping alive his hopes of a second Grand Slam in the 17-9 win over France, writes Paul Morgan. The World Cup winner was a second half replacement in the titanic battle with the French, kicking a crucial 53rd minute penalty to put England clear [...]

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England took a giant step towards their first Grand Slam since 2003 with a gritty and determined victory over reigning champions France. Ben Foden scored the only try of a ferocious encounter at Twickenham, with Toby Flood kicking nine points and Jonny Wilkinson coming off the bench to add a penalty. Those three points re-established [...]

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England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson became rugby union’s world record scorer here on Saturday when he kicked a 51st minute penalty in the Six Nations match against France. The 31-year-old – England’s match-winning hero in the 2003 World Cup triumph – landed the penalty with his first kick after replacing Toby Flood early in the second-half [...]

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Jonny Wilkinson’s standing as a meticulous student of the game is well documented and with his record no one can question his methods, but a move to France and the emergence of Toby Flood are forcing him to change his approach to playing. A rugby icon around the world, the World Cup winner needs just [...]

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England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson believes France’s new look for Saturday’s crunch RBS 6 Nations showdown is symptomatic of their strength in depth. Coach Marc Lievremont has cited squad rotation as the reason for making five changes, one positional, for a match which looks set to decide the destination of the title. However, Wilkinson knows from [...]

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