Southern hemisphere powers New Zealand and Australia began their Test campaigns in Europe with wins over Wales and England on Saturday.
Jonny Wilkinson will make his first international appearance for 18 months after he was named in England's rugby union side to face Australia on Saturday.
England World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson has undergone a second operation in the battle to overcome his latest injury.
England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has dislocated his left knee and is unlikely to be fit to take his place in the autumn rugby internationals.
Former World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson has been ruled out of England's rugby tour of New Zealand in June due to a shoulder injury.
Danny Cipriani justified his inclusion at the expense of Jonny Wilkinson by marshalling England to a 33-10 thrashing over Ireland in the final round of the Six Nations.
Rugby superstar Jonny Wilkinson has been dropped by England for their final Six Nations match of the season against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.
Wales rallied to win 16-12 away to Ireland on Saturday afternoon and keep alive its hopes of winning the Six Nations Grand Slam.
England repeated their World Cup semifinal triumph over France by returning to Paris and beating them 24-13 in the Six Nations Championship.
Jonny Wilkinson passed 1000 points for England but there was little else for the team's supporters to enthuse over in a 23-19 Six Nations Championship victory in Rome.
Southern hemisphere powers New Zealand and Australia began their Test campaigns in Europe with wins over Wales and England on Saturday.
Jonny Wilkinson will make his first international appearance for 18 months after he was named in England's rugby union side to face Australia on Saturday.
England World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson has undergone a second operation in the battle to overcome his latest injury.
England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has dislocated his left knee and is unlikely to be fit to take his place in the autumn rugby internationals.
Former World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson has been ruled out of England's rugby tour of New Zealand in June due to a shoulder injury.
Danny Cipriani justified his inclusion at the expense of Jonny Wilkinson by marshalling England to a 33-10 thrashing over Ireland in the final round of the Six Nations.
Rugby superstar Jonny Wilkinson has been dropped by England for their final Six Nations match of the season against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.
Wales rallied to win 16-12 away to Ireland on Saturday afternoon and keep alive its hopes of winning the Six Nations Grand Slam.
England repeated their World Cup semifinal triumph over France by returning to Paris and beating them 24-13 in the Six Nations Championship.
Jonny Wilkinson passed 1000 points for England but there was little else for the team's supporters to enthuse over in a 23-19 Six Nations Championship victory in Rome.
England star Jonny Wilkinson has escaped action over a weekend tackle against Wales and is free to play in Sunday's Six Nations Championship match with Italy in Rome.
South Africa claimed their second World Cup crown with a hard-fought 15-6 victory at the Stade de France on Saturday night as England failed in their bid to become the first team to defend their title.
Whatever the outcome of Saturday's World Cup final between South Africa and England, rugby's record book will be re-written as both sides bid to lift the Webb Ellis trophy for the second time.
Mark Cueto has been named to replace the injured Josh Lewsey on England's wing in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final against South Africa in Paris.
Coach Brian Ashton is confident England can become the first nation to successfully defend rugby's World Cup when they face South Africa in Saturday's final at the Stade de France.
Jonny Wilkinson was again England's hero as the defending champions reached the Rugby World Cup final with a hard-fought 14-9 victory over France in Paris on Saturday night.
Jonny Wilkinson warns it will be much tougher second time around when holders England face hosts France in their World Cup semifinal re-match in Paris on Saturday.
France have named an unchanged team for their World Cup semifinal against England in Paris on Saturday.
England's superb pack and the reliable boot of Jonny Wilkinson gave the world champions an unexpected 12-10 victory over their old foes Australia in a dogged but thrilling World Cup quarterfinal in Marseille.
Paul Sackey scored two tries as world champions England beat Tonga 36-20 to reach the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup in an exciting open encounter at the Parc des Princes.
South Africa survived a late Tongan fightback in Pool A in Lens to claim a scrappy 30-25 victory and secure a place in the rugby World Cup quarterfinals.
Samoa center Brian Lima's World Cup is over after his dangerous tackle on England star Jonny Wilkinson.
Jonny Wilkinson will make his first appearance in the rugby union World Cup as reigning champions England bid to get their title defense back on track with a crucial Pool A game against Samoa in Nantes on Saturday.
England coach Brian Ashton has taken a massive gamble by turning to rugby league convert Andy Farrell to play at fly-half in Friday's crucial World Cup clash with South Africa.
England captain Phil Vickery has been banned for two matches by a World Cup judicial hearing on Tuesday for kicking United States centre Paul Emerick in last weekend's opening group game.
The sporting world's focus is turning to rugby union as the World Cup comes to France for six weeks. Fans will be able to follow the 20 teams involved from Paris to Marseille, and also across the channel in Wales and Scotland.
The world is turning oval as the Rugby World Cup comes to France for six weeks. Apart from a few excursions to Wales and Scotland, 20 teams will be laying their bodies on the line from Paris to Marseille in pursuit of the William Webb Ellis Cup.
Jonny Wilkinson's participation in the rugby World Cup is hanging in the balance after it was revealed that England fly half sprained ankle ligaments in a training accident.
CNN is inviting rugby fans to select their own "Dream Team" from World Cups past and present.
Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will miss England's opening World Cup match against the United States on Saturday after twisting an ankle in training.
France scored their second win over England in as many weeks with a 22-9 win in a World Cup warm-up match at the Velodrome stadium on Saturday.
England wing Iain Balshaw has been ruled out of the rest of their tour of South Africa, team spokesman Richard Prescott said on Sunday.
World rugby champions England have been badly hit by injuries to two members of their cup-winning team, fly-half Jonny Wilkinson and centre Mike Tindall. Both are likely to miss England's summer tour to South Africa.
Jonny Wilkinson, captain Phil Vickery and Andy Farrell are all ruled out of England's Six Nations game against France on Sunday because of injuries.
Jonny Wilkinson has suffered a new injury scare that makes him doubtful for England's crunch Six Nations clash with France at Twickenham on March 11.
Jonny Wilkinson became the leading scorer in the history of the Five/Six Nations championship as England labored to a disjointed 20-7 victory over Italy at Twickenham on Saturday.
England coach Brian Ashton selected rookie flanker Nick Easter on Monday to replace the injured Joe Worsley in the Six Nations rugby match against Italy this weekend.
Jonny Wilkinson made a spectacular return to the England team on Saturday with 27 points, including a try, to inspire the world champions to a morale-boosting 42-20 Six Nations victory over Scotland.
Jonny Wilkinson feels his three-year injury nightmare has made him a better player and says he will return for "part two" of his England career with the same physicality that made him the world's toughest fly-half.
England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson was selected on Monday to represent his country for the first time since drop-kicking the winning goal in the 2003 World Cup final against Australia.
World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson is extremely doubtful for England's opening Six Nations clash against Scotland next month with his long-time fitness coach warning that a hasty return would be "foolhardy."
New England rugby coach Brian Ashton made his mark on Tuesday by naming Phil Vickery as his new captain and recalling World Cup-winner Jason Robinson, 15 months after the full-back's international retirement, in his initial Six Nations Championship squad.
England World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson is facing yet another prolonged spell on the sidelines after lacerating his left kidney in his latest comeback match for club side Newcastle.
England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson will be out for between four and eight weeks after being diagnosed with a torn medial ligament in his right knee.
Jonny Wilkinson, whose England career has been blighted by injury since he scored the winning points in the 2003 World Cup final against Australia, could be out of action for several weeks after damaging his knee.
Flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson, who has not played for England since kicking the winning drop goal in the 2003 World Cup final, was named on Tuesday in an elite player squad for the 2006-7 season
Clive Woodward should return to rugby as England's performance director, World Cup-winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson said on Tuesday.
England World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson insists that, despite persistent injury problems, his best years are still ahead of him.
England's World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson is set to start yet another injury comeback for Newcastle in a New Year's Day battle against Worcester.
England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson will be out of action for up to a month after undergoing groin surgery.
New Zealand-born full-back Mark Van Gisbergen has been named in a 30-man England squad for the November internationals against Australia, New Zealand and Samoa.
Jonny Wilkinson appears set to miss England's November rugby union internationals after undergoing surgery to remove an inflamed appendix.
England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has been rushed to hospital in Tokyo with an inflamed appendix, while on tour with Newcastle Falcons.
All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter scored 33 points as New Zealand overwhelmed a new-look British and Irish Lions 48-18 to wrap up the three-match test series 2-0.
The British and Irish Lions have made seven changes to their starting line up for Saturday's second Test against New Zealand in Wellington.
The British and Irish Lions lost captain Brian O'Driscoll to injury in the opening minutes before crashing to a 21-3 defeat to the New Zealand All Blacks in the first Test.
Jonny Wilkinson kicked 13 points and Welsh pair Gethin Jenkins and Gareth Thomas scored tries as the British and Irish Lions overcame Wellington 23-6.
British and Irish Lions coach Clive Woodward has opted for a heavyweight pack for their heavyweight clash with the New Zealand Maori in Hamilton.
Injury-plagued Jonny Wilkinson was given a massive vote of confidence by coach Clive Woodward when he was named at fly-half on Wednesday in the British and Irish Lions side to take on Argentina in a pre-tour game in Cardiff next Monday.
England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has been added to the British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand after proving his fitness to head coach Clive Woodward.
World Cup winning flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has been named in a 29-man England rugby union squad to play the Barbarians at Twickenham on May 28.
British Lions hopeful Jonny Wilkinson will start his first game for seven weeks when Newcastle play Premiership opponents London Irish on Saturday.
England's World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson avoid a career-ending ban on Monday when he successfully appealed against a yellow card for striking an opponent.
Injury-plagued England skipper Jonny Wilkinson successfully negotiated his latest comeback bid late Friday, raising hopes he will be fit for the British Lions tour of New Zealand.
Jonny Wilkinson has been left off the England-dominated 44-man British and Irish Lions rugby union squad for the tour of New Zealand.
Jonny Wilkinson's latest comeback attempt could take place in Newcastle's European Cup quarterfinal against French champions Stade Francais on Saturday.
Martin Corry has been confirmed as England captain for Saturday's Six Nations clash against Scotland at Twickenham
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is ready to return to full training and hopes to be playing for Newcastle later this month.
England will have to do without talismanic flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson as they bid to salvage their disastrous Six Nations campign.
England will again miss Jonny Wilkinson for their next Six Nations tie in Ireland on February 27 as the flyhalf continues his recovery from a knee ligament strain.
Flanker Lewis Moody is out of England's Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday with a hamstring injury.
Injury-hit world champions England must likely do without center Mike Tindall for the entire Six Nations tournament, his club coach said on Friday.
England captain Jonny Wilkinson will miss at least the first two games in the Six Nations tournament after injuring a knee injury playing for Newcastle against French club Perpignan in the European Cup on Saturday.
World Cup winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson showed he is well on the way to an England comeback by scoring a last minute try and converting it to give Newcastle a 30-29 win over Premiership rivals Sale.
England captain Jonny Wilkinson marked his latest return from injury by coming off the bench to kick the winning conversion in Newcastle's 13-10 European Cup win away to Edinburgh at Murrayfield.
England captain Jonny Wilkinson will make his long-awaited return from injury in a European tie for his club Newcastle against Edinburgh on Saturday.
Jonny Wilkinson's comeback from injury has been put back by at least a week after the fly-half was ruled out of Newcastle's European Cup tie with Edinburgh on Sunday.
Jason Robinson will captain world champions England in Saturday's international against Canada, the Rugby Football Union announced on Monday.
England captain Jonny Wilkinson has been ruled out of next week's opening autumn Test against Canada at Twickenham Rugby Football Union officials said on Thursday.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry has named eight new players and recalled former captain Anton Oliver in a new-look squad to tour Europe next month.
England captain Jonny Wilkinson is likely to miss the three November internationals because of an injury to his right arm.
Flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson, who kicked the winning drop goal in last November's World Cup final against Australia, has been named England captain.
Jonny Wilkinson put on a bravura performance with the boot in front of watching England caretaker coach Andy Robinson as Newcastle crushed Bath 33-18 on Saturday.
England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward was delighted with Jonny Wilkinson's return from injury and said he was looking forward to welcoming him back into the international side.
August 7th, 2004
England's World Cup-winning flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has had shoulder surgery and should be released from hospital on Thursday, his club announced.
Veteran fly-half Paul Grayson will replace injured kicker Jonny Wilkinson for England's opening Six Nations match with Italy in Rome on Sunday.
England rugby union coach Clive Woodward has confirmed Jonny Wilkinson will miss the opening game of the world champions' Six Nations defense.
England rugby coach Clive Woodward is "99 percent certain" that flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson will miss the Six Nations opener with Italy on February 15 due to a neck injury.
England coach Sir Clive Woodward's plans for the forthcoming Six Nations tournament received another blow when Sale fly-half Charlie Hodgson suffered a recurrence of his knee injury.
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