Early blow for Wilkinson
1:28pm Friday 5th September 2008
Jonny Wilkinson's hopes of making an immediate start to the Guinness Premiership campaign have been dashed.
Newcastle fly-half Wilkinson underwent shoulder surgery during the summer, ruling him out of England's two-Test New Zealand tour and his club have now decided to give him more recovery time - which means he misses Sunday's Premiership opener against Sale Sharks at Kingston Park.
Falcons rugby director Steve Bates said: "Jonny took a very active part in training this week and was close to making the game. But having spoken to the medical team, we just felt this weekend was a little too soon for him."
England Under-18 prospect Rory Clegg will wear the number 10 shirt this weekend, and Bates added: "He is an extremely talented player with a fantastic temperament.
"He has dealt very well with playing two full games for the first team in pre-season, and we look forward to seeing him transfer that on to the Premiership stage on Sunday."
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