Jonny Wilkinson

Jonny Wilkinson
CBE

Wilkinson in September 2015
Birth name	Jonathan Peter Wilkinson
Date of birth	(1979-05-25) 25 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Frimley, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight	14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[1]
School	Lord Wandsworth College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Farnham () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2009 Newcastle Falcons 182 (2,049) 2009–2014 Toulon 141 (1,884) 1997–2014 Total 323 (3,933) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2011 England 91[2] (1,179) 2001, 2005 British & Irish Lions 6 (67)
Official website
http://www.jonnywilkinson.com

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. He is particularly known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and is widely acknowledged as one of the best rugby union players of all time.^[3]

He played club rugby for twelve seasons in the English Premiership with Newcastle Falcons. In 2009, he moved to Toulon, where he won two Heineken Cups and one Top 14 championship in five seasons. He holds the record of top point-scorer at both clubs.

Wilkinson won 91 caps for England. He was an integral member of the England squad which won the 2003 World Cup, scoring the winning drop goal in the last minute of extra time against Australia in the final. He came back from several injuries and was part of the England team which reached the final of the 2007 World Cup. He toured twice with the British & Irish Lions, in 2001 to Australia and 2005 to New Zealand, winning 6 caps.

He retired from rugby at the end of the 2013–14 season.^[4] In 2016, he was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Wilkinson is currently a studio pundit for ITV Sport, working on their coverage of the Six Nations Championship, Rugby World Cup and other rugby events.