Woodward elated with Wilko return to England fold

ENGLAND head coach Clive Woodward is looking forward to welcoming Jonny Wilkinson back into the international fold after the fly-half emerged unscathed from his return to action in Galway.

Wilkinson made an uneventful 40-minute appearance as the Newcastle Falcons beat Connacht 32-9 on Tuesday in his first game since undergoing surgery for a career-threatening neck and shoulder injury.

It was the first match in a testing schedule as the England World Cup hero sets out on his comeback with two games in the next six days.