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England show dash despite defeat with return of Jonny Wilkinson wizardry | Paul Hayward

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 07, 2009

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England may have lost their first autumn international but Jonny Wilkinson was Herculean on his return

Jonny Wilkinson spoke for so long in answer to Sky's post-match questions that he almost wrecked Rupert Murdoch's evening schedules. The words flow so freely because the joy of being back in an England shirt is a thrill he thought he might not feel again.

The news from Twickenham is that England lost the first of their three autumn internationals after failing to score from the 26th minute onwards and that Wilkinson was Herculean in his first November Test since 2002. After 13 injuries and seven years out of these early-winter bust-ups with the southern hemisphere, he would have been excused for creeping back into the light.

French club rugby is no easy place to put a broken body back on the line. Down in Toulon, Wilkinson's rebuilt limbs and tendons will have faced many crunching trials already. But England v Australia at Twickenham is something else. Old enmities are built into every confrontation. There is an extra dash of venom. None of the 15 Wallabies who

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