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No rest for the Wilko

  • James Standley - 大象传媒 Sport journalist
  • 15 Feb 07, 06:14 PM

James Standley eng_badge.gifLondon - So Jonny Wilkinson is not being rested by Newcastle after all.

Falcons boss John Fletcher says the star fly-half is on Sunday because he is too battered and bruised after playing for England on consecutive Saturdays.

You can see why Fletcher has felt the need to stress that the injury-prone Wilkinson - who is less than three games into his latest comeback - is not being rested to make sure he is fit for England.

Firstly, he has to reassure some of his own supporters, .

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Breaking the spell

  • Rob Hodgetts - 大象传媒 Sport journalist
  • 15 Feb 07, 09:58 AM

Rob HodgettsLondon - I can't quite decide how I feel this morning. Not about life in general, though that's got me unusually stumped too, but about whether it's a good thing there's no this weekend.

By this time, we're normally upping the ante and starting to salivate over the weekend's clashes.

The teams have been named, the coaches and captains are in the process of delivering their final news conferences and we, the fans, are easing into our familiar pre-match routine of talking a load of old cobblers at each other until 30 seconds before kick-off.

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