Jonny Wilkinson

Jonathan Peter Wilkinson , more known under the name of Jonny Wilkinson , born on May 25th, 1979 with Frimley, Surrey (England), is a player of Rugby to XV English. He plays in team of England and evolves/moves at the half station of of opening within the manpower of the Newcastle Falcons.

It was formed by Rob Andrew, old half of opening of the XV of the Rose and current general manager of the Newcastle Falcons.

In 2003, it is the showpiece of the XV of the Rose and offers the world cup to the XV of the Rose on a Drop at the last minute of the prolongation against the Wallabies. It will be named player of the year by IRB.

It is known for its eagerness with work, spending long hours to involve itself. That proves particularly effective: it holds already the record of many points marked for the team of England with 967 points. It is probable besides that it beats the world records of points held by Neil Jenkins with 1052 points, if its body allows him. Indeed, since the end of the world cup 2003 it accumulates the wounds: shoulder, right-hand man, ligament of the knee, thus not being able to help its club of always to conquer the edition 2004 of the cut of England.

Appointed captain of the team of England in October 2004, it cannot honor this distinction either. It misses 30 thus Test match S (1 169 days without the national shirt).

In 2007, it played only 43 minutes the January 27th in club when Brian Ashton selects it to begin the Tournoi from the six nations 2007. Holder, it carries out a return crashing to pieces, marking 27 points for a victory 42-20 against the team of Scotland. Wounded, it does not dispute the fourth match of the tournament against the team of France.

Ankle painful deprives it of the first two matches of the World cup of Rugby 2007. October 6th, 2007, it returns still a little more in the history of Rugby while becoming the best marker of the history of all the world cups confused after its 12 points registered vis-a-vis Australia in quarterfinal.

Career

In club

Since 1997: England

In national team

It honoured its first wraps international in team of England at only 18 years the April 4th 1998 against the team of Ireland at the time of the Five Nations tournament 1998.

Prize list

In club

Champion of England: 1998 Victorious
of the cut of England: 2001

Finalist: 1999

In national team

(Up to date to the 15.11.07)

65 selections in team of England since 1998
6 tests, 197 penalties, 27 drops, 140 transformations (982 points)
Selections per year: 3 in 1998, 11 in 1999, 9 in 2000, 7 in 2001, 8 in 2002, 14 in 2003, 11 in 2007
Tournois of the five/six disputed nations: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
Large slam: 2003 Victorious
of the tournament of the six nations: 2000,2001

In world cup :

2007 : 4 selections (Samoa, Tonga, Australia, France, South Africa) 14 penalties, 5 drops, 5 transformations (67 points)
2003: world champion, 6 selections (Georgia, South Africa, Samoa, Wales, France, Australia), 23 penalties, 8 drops, 10 transformations (113 points)
1999: 4 selections (Italy, New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa), 1 test, 16 penalties, 8 transformations (69 points)

5 selections with the British Lions: 3 in 2001 against the team of Australia (3 penalties and 1 transformation, either 11 points) and 2 in 2005 against the team of New Zealand (1 test, 7 penalties and 5 transformations, or 36 points)

Personnel

Honors

Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2004 (member as of 2003)
Better player of World IRB in 2003
Player of the year for the International association of the players of professional Rugby in 2003 Sporting
of the year 2003 for BBC
3rd Winner of the Golden delicious Boot , to have exceeded 1000 cumulated points registered in the championship of England, until in 2003
science Doctor honoris causa of Northumbria University

Records

(At October 8th, 2007)

2nd greater number of British points in international matches: 1014 (English + lions (68 tests - exceptional ratio of 14,91 pts/matches); 2nd world rank)
greater number of English points in international matches: 971 (in 65 tests)
greater number of points in a tournament of the six nations: 89 (2001)
greater number of goals out of world cups: 49 (1999 + 2003 + 2007)
greater number of points out of world cups: 244 (1999 + 2003 + 2007)
greater number of points in a match of the tournament of the six nations: 35 (2001, against Italy)
greater number of transformations in a tournament of the six nations: 24 (2001)
Plus great number of transformations in a match of the tournament of the six nations: 9 (2001, against Italy)
greater number of drops out of cut (S) of the world (on 1 and several editions): 8 (2003)
greater number of penalties in a match of the tournament of the six nations: 7 (1999, against France) (with 3 other players)
greater number of drops in a tournament of the six nations: 5 (2003) (with 3 other players)

External bonds

Official site
Profile of the player by adidas.com
Profile of the player by england-rugby.com
Profile of the player by Statistical guinnesspremiership.com
by itsrugby.fr
by sporting-heroes.net 1
by sporting-heroes.net 2
by sporting-heroes.net 3
Article on bbc.co.uk: " Wilkinson is again blessé"
Article on bbc.co.uk: Behind the myth of Wilkinson
His complete statistics in club

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