19 Mar 2009

Wilkinson suffers further setback as he recovers from injury

4:08 pm on 19 March 2009

Jonny Wilkinson's latest return to rugby from injury has been delayed by yet another setback.

The England first five, whose career's been blighted by a succession of injuries since he kicked the winning drop-goal in the 2003 World Cup final, is currently out of action with a dislocated knee cap suffered while playing for his club Newcastle five months ago.

However, he recently returned to training and was hopeful of playing this weekend but the heavier training schedule has seen his knee swell up and he's now likely to return for Newcastle next weekend.