Wilko will not miss Six Nations, says Andrew

JONNY WILKINSON was last night cleared of serious injury, with Newcastle director of rugby Rob Andrew allaying fears he could miss England’s Six Nations campaign.

The Newcastle and England fly-half was taken to hospital for x-rays after aggravating a shoulder injury in the Falcons' 23-19 Zurich Premiership win over Northampton at Kingston Park.

It was his first game since helping England to World Cup glory five weeks ago and it was feared another lay-off could make him doubtful for England's clash with Italy in seven weeks time.