| Posted On: January 30, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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Rugby’s biggest tournament of the year is back this weekend as France take on Italy, Scotland face England and Ireland come head to head with Wales in the 2012 6 Nations Championship. The Jaguar Academy of Sport speaks to rugby legends Jonny Wilkinson, Shane Williams, Gareth Edwards, Jonathan Davies and David Flatman to find out [...] Share on Facebook |
| Posted On: January 30, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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Jonny Wilkinson contributed 25 points to Toulon’s 50-point thumping of strugglers Bayonne but the former England fly-half was anything but happy with a team performance that was less impressive than the scoreline suggested. “It was a difficult match for us at the start,” Wilkinson told Var Matin. “Bayonne are always a physical team. Huget’s red [...] Share on Facebook |
| Posted On: January 28, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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Toulon produced a stirring second-half showing as they romped to a bonus point-clinching 50-10 victory over 14-man Bayonne at the Stade Felix-Mayol. The hosts only led 15-3 at the interval, with fly-half Jonny Wilkinson having outscored opposite number Benjamin Boyet by five penalties to one during a half which saw Bayonne winger Yoann Huget sent [...] Share on Facebook |
| Posted On: January 21, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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Toulon breezed into the quarter-finals with a 50-6 rout of Petrarca Padova in Italy. The big-spending French side took Pool 2 thanks to a seven-try romp, with Benjamin Lapeyre bagging a brace. Laurent Emmanuelli, Fabien Cibray, Alexis Palisson and Gabi Lovobalavu also crossed, while the referee awarded the visitors a penalty try. Jonny kicked 3 [...] Share on Facebook |
| Posted On: January 15, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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Toulon scored two tries in the final two minutes to take maximum points from their Amlin Challenge Cup clash with Lyon. They left it late to secure the bonus point but the victory does keep them in control of Pool 2 with a round of action still to play. Matteus du Bruyn kicked Lyon into [...] Share on Facebook |
| Posted On: January 14, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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| Posted On: January 12, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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England legend Jonny Wilkinson has urged rugby union to show ‘responsibility’ and address the worrying decrease in amateur participation. It was announced in 2011 that the Rugby Football Union would lose more than £1million in public funding from taxpayers and the Lottery after a survey identified a reduction in adults playing the game at grassroots [...] Share on Facebook |
| Posted On: January 5, 2012 | By: Sonja |
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Jonny Wilkinson believes Stuart Lancaster’s appreciation of rugby union’s amateur era makes him the perfect man to instil the correct virtues in a new dawn for England. Lancaster will name his Elite Player Squad on January 11 ahead of the Six Nations and he has already given indication of a new, firm stance after axing [...] Share on Facebook |