Wilkinson vows to tackle Boks head on

JONNY WILKINSON will throw everything into England’sSouth Africa tour finale today, claiming: “We plan to go out there andstand up to it.”

England suffered a physical battering against the Springboks in Bloemfontein last Saturday, finding themselves on the receiving end of a record 58-10 defeat.

Wilkinson, promoted to captain for only the second time in his Test career,must somehow inspire England to avoid a repeat result, or worse.

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