Justin Bishop cops the worst of it as the Irish winger is slammed into the ground. Makes a Test match look like a light run-out. Watch YouTube. Solo try against New Zealand: Never well known for his turn of pace, Wilkinson stuns not only the All Blacks but the Twickenham crowd with a chip over the top before outsprinting the covering defence. From his pomp. Emile N'Tamack crunched: Wilkinson redefined the role of the fly-half with his destructive hitting. As felt by the France wing in ' TMO horror show: Wilkinson's stellar return against Scotland in the Six Nations has everyone going ga-ga, even the television match official who somehow fails to spot the trailing foot landing in touch. Come on, it deserved a try though! Rugby just too physical.
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England rugby is on a high at present, having captured their first Six Nations title since over the weekend. Indeed what better time to look back on their heroes of than this week? Wilkinson was a unique talent, and excelled for the duration of his career, be it for Newcastle, Toulon, England or the Lions.
