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« The show is on the road - the stash is in the bag | | Just who are the Royal XV? » May 18, 2009 Posted on 05/18/2009 Au revoir Jonny And so the worst kept secret in European rugby has finally been confirmed - Jonny Wilkinson will be plying his trade in France next season with big-spending Top 14 club Toulon. Who can begrudge him his lucrative move to the south of France? Certainly not Newcastle to whom he has dedicated the last 12 years of his life. Nor any England fan who will be eternally grateful for that magical night in Sydney. And not any journalist who has crafted endless column inches on the back of his playing exploits and injury woes. The guy has had the most horrendous run of luck since providing England with arguably its greatest sporting moment ever in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final. His body has failed him time and time again but not his mind. Retirement has never been considered. The once fresh-faced star turns 30 next week and time was running out for him to broaden his rugby horizons. Two years under the sun in the Mediterranean could breathe some life into his battered body although a gruelling Top 14 campaign will offer no respite. Will he rediscover the kind of form that has brought him 70 England caps? Let us not forget he has 1,099 Test points to his name making him the most prolific scorer in the history of the international game - however, the last of those came 14 months ago. Time will tell if Wilkinson can prove his fitness and then his class by reclaiming the England No.10 shirt. August 15/16 - put it in the diary - the start of the new Top 14 season where Wilkinson will be the main attraction - fancy a weekend away in the south of France? Comments
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