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Wilkinson Extends French Stay At Toulon
England international fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has extended his contract with French side Toulon by one year, the Top 14 club announced on Thursday without providing further details.
Wilkinson, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the current campaign, arrived at the club last summer from Newcastle, where he had played since making his professional debut in 1997.
The 30-year-old, a World Cup winner in 2003 and finalist four years later, is the leading scorer in the Top 14 with 177 points.
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Wilkinson Helps Toulon Beat ACT Brumbies Wearing New Puma Toulon Home Shirt
Toulon beat former Super 14 champions The ACT Brumbies last night which completed their four-match French tour with a 20-6 loss to at the Stade Mayol on Thursday.
Toulon stood out wearing their new Puma home rugby shirts for the upcomming season. This will be available exclusively to Lovell Rugby on the 15th of August along with their away rugby shirt and Biaritz home, away and European rugby shirts.
England Fly Half Jonny Wilkinson played an hour and kicked four penalties in a pleasing performance gearing up for the start of the French season, due to Begin with an all star Opening league game of Stade Francais vs Toulon.
Wilkinson, who was without team-mate Sonny Bill Williams for the match, took little time to impose himself, pushing a drop goal attempt wide in the opening minute of the match before landing a penalty three minutes later when Brumbies scrum-half Nic White was sin-binned for a ruck infringement.
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Toulon bid for Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson could be one step closer to leaving the Guinness Premiership after Toulon’s incoming Director of Rugby Philippe Saint-Andre confirmed the player’s representatives were in talks with the French club.
World Cup-winning fly-half Wilkinson has been linked consistently with a move to the Top 14, following England colleagues Riki Flutey, James Haskell and Tom Palmer, and it now seems that formal negotiations have been opened. Also linked to the French club is Wilkinson’s Falcons team mate Tom May (who wears Puma V1-08 Rugby boots). (more…)
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