Toulon fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will compete in his first Heineken Cup quarter-final on Saturday - the Daily Telegraph's Brendan Gallagher previews their clash with Perpignan.
"Remarkably, after 14 seasons as a professional, it will be the first time the England fly-half has played in a Heineken Cup knockout game, having missed out on Newcastle’s solitary quarter-final appearance against Stade Francais in Paris in 2005 with a knee ligament injury.
"It is a poor return for one of the modern game’s great match-winners, brought about by a combination of persistent injury and his loyalty for over a decade to the Falcons, but now comes his chance to set the record straight.
"And the stage could scarcely be bigger or more colourful. Perpignan, proud Catalans first and French second, finally achieve a long held ambition by staging a big match across the border in the Catalan capital of Barcelona and although the Nou Camp would have been their first choice the Olympic Stadium at Montjuic is a splendid and emotionally charged second choice."
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