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Jonny Wilkinson open to British and Irish Lions call-up

Wilkinson willing to join up with Lions
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Jonny Wilkinson is prepared to discuss the possibility of joining the British and Irish Lions squad.

Jonny Wilkinson has said that he is willing to discuss joining up with the British and Irish Lions squad in Australia.

The fly-half will have an injection on a groin problem that he aggravated in Toulon's 19-14 Top 14 final defeat to Castres on Saturday.

But having initially rejected a place on the tour, the 34-year-old seems to be trying to reignite a conversation with Lions coach Warren Gatland.

"If Warren wants to call me about joining up with the Lions, I will happily have that conversation with him," Wilkinson said.

"It always feels worse when you've just lost a big game. And I don't even know if Warren still wants me, but I'm certainly not going to rule anything out."

One of his rivals would be fellow Englishman Owen Farrell, who was involved in a punch-up with club teammate Schalk Brits during the Lions tour opener against the Barbarians in Hong Kong.

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