Fire still burns for axed Wilkinson

ENGLAND superstar Jonny Wilkinson has insisted “the fire is still there” despite being dropped for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland at Twickenham.

Fire still burns for axed Wilkinson

Wilkinson will make way for 20-year-old Wasps prospect Danny Cipriani when England wind up another Six Nations campaign of crushing under-achievement.

It is the first time in fly-half Wilkinson’s 69-cap England career that he has effectively been axed following a loss of form.

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