Johnson feeling Jonny's pain

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Wilkinson will not be in England contention again until the RBS 6 Nations Championship later this season after suffering a dislocated knee-cap while on Guinness Premiership duty for Newcastle against Gloucester nine days ago.

He underwent successful surgery last week, but it leaves Johnson without England's record points-scorer for the Autumn Tests and the team manager told the rfu.com podcast: "It is very upsetting when you see that for a guy who has had a lot of injuries during the last four or five years to get hurt again."

He added: "But he's a strong guy. He's had surgery, which has gone well, and we look forward to him coming back.

"The number 10 position is very competitive - there is some good depth there.

"Jonny is obviously the most experienced guy there, but Toby Flood is playing well at Leicester, Olly Barkley can play 10 and 12, so can Shane Geraghty, and Danny (Cipriani) is back as well, with Andy Goode and Ryan Lamb in the Saxons."

Cipriani, who ended last season's Six Nations as England fly-half, is likely to be promoted from the England Saxons squad to replace Wilkinson in Johnson's 32-man elite group.

Cipriani began his comeback from an horrific ankle injury just 24 hours after Wilkinson was hurt.

Johnson said: "It's great for Danny to be back. I spoke to him on the Monday after he had hurt himself and he was already talking about getting back.

"We have been in contact the whole way with him, as we would do with any injured player. Danny has worked incredibly hard, as have the people around him."