For now, Jonny Wilkinson has put aside his contented new life on the Cote d’Azur. The joys of swimming in the sea and cycling in the mountains, freediving and al fresco dining – and, of course, the challenge of French club rugby – are temporarily on hold. He has swapped it all for his designated [...]

England World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson is to guest edit a special edition of free weekly magazine Sport for the start of the Six Nations rugby union tournament next week. The issue, which comes out a day ahead of the opening matches on 5 February, includes pieces on Wilkinson’s all-time sporting heroes, favourite films and [...]

England international fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has extended his contract with French side Toulon by one year, the Top 14 club announced on Thursday without providing further details. Wilkinson, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the current campaign, arrived at the club last summer from Newcastle, where he had played since making [...]

Wales assistant coach Rob Howley expects Jonny Wilkinson to be “a huge cog” in the England machine for this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship. Wilkinson, who was on the losing side when Wales last visited Twickenham two years ago, poses a huge threat to Welsh ambitions of repeating that result in 11 days’ time.And the [...]

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Toulon grabbed a bonus-point 42-10 win at home to Castres on Saturday to progress to the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Sarries thrashed Rovigo 56-8 in Italy, notching eight tries in the process, but Toulon’s six-try victory at home meant that the Watford club’s efforts were in vain. Japan international winger Christian Loamanu scored two tries, [...]