ru_clubyears ru_ntupdate ru_clubcaps weight ru_proclubs article_title ru_clubupdate ru_nationalpoints school ru_clubpoints name
1997 -- 2009 2009 -- 2014 8 july 2014 182 141 89 kg stlb on 6 newcastle falcons toulon jonny wilkinson
 8 july 2014 -lrb- 1,179 -rrb- -lrb- 67 -rrb- lord wandsworth college -lrb- 2,049 -rrb- -lrb- 1,884 -rrb- jonny wilkinson
jonny wilkinson

jonathan peter wilkinson , cbe -lrb- born 25 may 1979 -rrb- , known as jonny wilkinson , is a former rugby union player who represented england and the british and irish lions .
wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003 before and during the 2003 rugby world cup and was acknowledged as one of the world 's best rugby union players .
he was an integral member of the 2003 rugby world cup-winning england squad , scoring the winning drop goal in the last minute of extra time against australia in the 2003 rugby world cup final .
he then came back from several injuries to lead england to the final of the 2007 world cup .
he played his club rugby union for toulon following twelve seasons in the english premiership with the newcastle falcons .
wilkinson has also toured twice with the british and irish lions , in 2001 to australia and 2005 to new zealand , scoring 67 test points in the 6 lions test matches he has started .
on 3 april 2009 at guildford cathedral , he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university of surrey for services to the sports industry .
wilkinson announced his retirement from the english national squad in early december 2011 .
he retired from all rugby after the end of the 2013 -- 14 season .
