Wilkinson to face Scotland

Jonny Wilkinson has been named in the England team to face Scotland in the Six Nations Championship.The Newcastle fly-half has only managed 50 minutes of competitive rugby in the last 12 weeks but he will represent his country for the first time since he scored the winning drop-goal in the 2003 World Cup final.The Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham will be Brian Ashton's first game as England coach and he has also included Andy Farrell and Jason Robinson in the team.It will be Farrell's first match as a rugby union international after years of playing for the Great Britain rugby league team.Robinson announced his retirement from international rugby in September 2005 but he has been persuaded to go back on that decision to play for Ashton.World Cup winner Mike Tindall also plays.England team: I Balshaw (Gloucester); J Lewsey (Wasps), M Tindall (Gloucester), A Farrell (Saracens), J Robinson (Sale Sharks); J Wilkinson (Newcastle), H Ellis (Leicester); P Freshwater (Perpignan), G Chuter (Leicester), P Vickery (Wasps, capt), L Deacon (Leicester), D Grewcock (Bath), J Worsley (Wasps), M Lund (Sale Sharks), M Corry (Leicester).Replacements: L Mears (Bath), J White (Leicester), T Palmer (Wasps), L Moody (Leicester), P Richards (Gloucester), T Flood (Newcastle), M Tait (Newcastle).© Independent Television News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.

ITN | January 29, 2007

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