JONNY WILKINSON FACTFILE
1979: Born Frimley, Surrey, May 25.
1997: Played for England Under-16s and scored 38 points for England Under-18s when they achieved junior Grand Slam.
Left school, toured Australia with England Schools and joined Newcastle in the summer.
Played for England Under-21s this season when they beat New Zealand 42-13, France 16-15 - scoring 11 points - and Wales 46-7.
Made his only start for Newcastle in competitive match at centre against Exeter in Tetley's Bitter Cup tie at centre.
Called on as replacement four times in Premiership.
Called into England's training squad twice during the winter.
1998: Named on replacements bench for Five Nations Championship match against Scotland at Murrayfield at age of 18 years and 301 days.
1999: February - Made first start for England at age of 19 in Five Nations Championship against Scotland and kicked four priceless goals as England won Calcutta Cup 24-21.
March - Named Allied Dunbar/Rugby World Player of the Month for March.
October - Scored 32 points for England in their 67-7 demolition of Italy.
Seen as player to lead England to World Cup glory but lost place to Paul Grayson as England go out of World Cup in quarter-finals to South Africa.
2000: February - Scored all 15 points as England defeated France in crucial Six Nations match.
June - Kicks all 27 points as England beat South Africa 27-22 in second Test at Bloemfontein. His eighth penalty sets a new England Test record but soon after he misses one that would have equalled the world international record - jointly held by three players - of nine penalties in a match.
2001: February - Scores an individual tournament record 35 points in England's 80-23 Six Nations thrashing of Italy at Twickenham.
April - Breaks Rob Andrew's Test points record for England with 18 points against France.
2002: April - English rugby fans vote Wilkinson the greatest fly-half of all time, ahead of legends Barry John, Michael Lynagh and Grant Fox.
May - Ruled out of action for two months with ankle ligament damage, sustained during Newcastle's 60-9 Zurich Championship hammering by Gloucester.
November - Voted the 2002 Zurich International Rugby Player of the Year.
Suffers shoulder injury in England's win over South Africa.
2003: January 1 - awarded MBE.