Newcastle owner Dave Thompson claimed last night that no club has EVER approached him about signing Jonny Wilkinson. Rumours are rife that Newcastle will look to cash in on their prize asset this summer to ease their mounting financial problems. Wealthy Bayonne have attempted to contact Wilkinson’s management about taking the injury-prone England star to [...]

JONNY Wilkinson is set to become the first million-pound-a-year rugby player as FOUR French sides battle for his services. Racing Metro 92 Paris, Perpignan, Toulon and Bayonne are all willing to pay the injury-prone England fly-half over £1million a year, for the next two years, to quit Premiership strugglers Newcastle Falcons. The cash-strapped Falcons are [...]

Jonny Wilkinson is to be dispatched to a ski resort in Vermont to hasten the rehabilitation of the left kneecap that he dislocated at the end of September. The RFU and Newcastle Falcons are sharing the tab for the trip for the fly half, who may be fit by the end of next month. However, [...]