It's no big kick for Wilkinson

JONNY WILKINSON doesn’t actually like kicking.

For someone who makes a point of booting a ball around for two hours every day, even on Christmas Day, and has made a career out of kicking down rugby points records, it was quite a confession.

But Wilkinson insists it is true and the reason he is hoping for an attacking and inventive encounter against Ireland in an historic RBS Six Nations match at Croke Park on Saturday.