Jonny Wilkinson believes Bath Rugby's George Ford will 'grow and...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleWorld Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson has backed George Ford to get better with every game if he is chosen as England's starting fly half when the tournament kicks off against Fiji next Friday.Head coach Stuart...
VIDEO: Wilkinson on 'young' England & Burgess
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsJonny Wilkinson says England's "young" team will have to "lead fast" to overcome a lack of experience and win the Rugby World Cup.
Wilkinson fears 'breaking apart'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson says he is "breaking apart" as he adjusts to life after retiring from rugby.
14 days to go: The Roar counts down to the Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auJonny Wilkinson booted 14 drop goals in his World Cup career, but most of us only remember one – and it will forever haunt Australian supporters. The 2003 tournament, Wilkinson’s second, was...
Win Rugby World Cup film premiere tickets
1 decade ago by The GuardianWe have three pairs of tickets to be won to next week’s premiere of a film about rugby union in the Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji as they prepare for the 2015 World Cup which begins...
James Simpson-Daniel inducted to Premiership Rugby Hall of Fame
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoExactly a year after hanging up his boots, James Simpson-Daniel had cause to celebrate last night as he was inducted to the Premiership Rugby Hall of Fame.The Gloucester legend was in illustrious company...
Why Building Jerusalem is the film you should watch this week – video review
1 decade ago by The GuardianIn 2003 the England won the Rugby Union World Cup, capping years of development that transformed the sport from amateur pursuit to a game dominated by honed professionals. Director James Erskine talked...
Building Jerusalem review – how rugby union kicked off a new era
1 decade ago by The GuardianDocumentary-maker James Erskine uncovers the human stories behind the rejuvenation of English rugby that led to World Cup victoryThe latest sports doc from the industrious James Erskine zeroes in on that...
27 days to go: The Roar counts down to the Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au2003 was the year Australia came within a whisker of winning the World Cup, only to be thwarted by Jonny Wilkinson’s boot. It was also a tournament where the scrum was king. 27 per cent of tries...
Slade taking cue from Jonny Wilkinson
1 decade ago by The TimesThose concerned that England were going into a World Cup without Jonny Wilkinson — their first since 1995 — can...
