Smith credited new Harlequins team-mate Leigh Halfpenny and long-time mentor Jonny Wilkinson as major influences. He also ...

Owen Farrell has been working privately with Jonny Wilkinson as Saracens rugby gear up for the Gallagher Premiership run-in. The Independent understands that Farrell and Wilkinson, good friends ...

and Johnny [Wilkinson] goes, 'You sure that's the right call?' And to be fair, he backed me. He probably should have said, 'No, Lol, change your mind.' But anyway he backed me! "It was a terrible ...

RUGBY icon Johnny Wilkinson has hailed Ireland head coach Andy Farrell ahead of their Six Nations Championship clash against Wales.

I don’t see any reason that he can’t be as good as Jonny Wilkinson was in his prime. Smith had looked nervous in the opening minutes against France but became more confident as the game went on.

Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, who looked sharp throughout, kicked 17 points to pass 900 in Tests as a dominant display by England's massive pack gave him an armchair ride in temperatures of 30C in London.