Jonny’s final club performance won him his Lions place

CLIVE WOODWARD yesterday revealed that Jonny Wilkinson was picked for Lions duty this summer on the strength of his final club performance of the season.

Wilkinson kicked a conversion and two penalties in a 23-16 defeat at Gloucester on May 8, but more importantly proved his form as well as fitness after a horrendous run of injuries which some feared would end his career.

Woodward, who unveiled Sale’s Mark Cueto as a pre-tour replacement for injury victim Iain Balshaw, said: “Against Gloucester, Jonny had a fantastic game. Phil Larder did the stats and said Jonny put in 19 tackles out of 19 attempts.