Wilkinson blames 'unpredictable' match balls for poor kicking

Jonny Wilkinson has hit out at World Cup organisers for the inconsistent tournament balls used during the competition and branded them “horribly unprofessional”.

Jonny Wilkinson has hit out at World Cup organisers for the inconsistent tournament balls used during the competition and branded them “horribly unprofessional”.

Wilkinson suffered from some of the poorest kicking form of his career during the World Cup in New Zealand and pinpointed the unpredictable behaviour of the match balls as the root of the problem.

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