Jonathan Peter Wilkinson, CBE (born 25 May 1979) is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and French side Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish Lions.

Oct 21, 2023 · Jonny Wilkinson is one of England’s best rugby players. He is best known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final. After 17 years playing the sport, he announced he was stepping away and retiring. Read more: Ireland rugby's James Lowe: Vegas wedding to wife Arnica, son and leaving New Zealand together.

Jonny Wilkinson was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021. Born in Surrey on 25th May 1979, he initially played youth rugby for Farnham Rugby Club. In 1997 he joined the Newcastle Falcons to begin his professional career, originally playing as an inside centre.

Jonny Wilkinson, renowned England rugby icon, is a mental health ambassador, entrepreneur, writer, and inspirational speaker.

Dec 13, 2022 · Wilkinson was the heartbeat of an England side which won three Guinness Six Nations titles in four years in the early 2000s, keeping the scoreboard ticking over while also supplying the bullets for a back-line packed with pace and power.

Jonny Wilkinson will forever be immortalised in the history books as the man who kicked England to victory in the Rugby World Cup 2003 final, slotting an extra-time drop goal that broke Australia’s hearts.

Few players have captured the imagination and transcended their sports quite in the same way as Jonny Wilkinson, who turns 40 today. The former England fly-half won four Guinness Six Nations titles, including a Grand Slam, kicked the winning drop goal in a World Cup final and was for a time the record points scorer in the history of ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Given his status as a Rugby World Cup winner with England in 2003, the No10 who famously kicked the extra time drop goal that finally got the better of Eddie Jones’ Wallabies in Sydney, Wilkinson could easily still be a face of rugby around the world but yearning that type of attention isn’t how he is wired.

Jonny Wilkinson is an English former professional rugby player, born on May 25, 1979, in Frimley, Surrey. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. Wilkinson began his professional career with Newcastle Falcons in 1997, where he won numerous titles, including the Premiership and the Powergen Cup.

Mar 5, 2020 · Rugby’s Greatest: Jonny Wilkinson. If Jonah Lomu shocked the world with his physical power, Jonny Wilkinson had no less an impact with his sheer professionalism.