Wilkinson to coach England? Yes please!

Who would've thought it?

Just 13 years ago Jonny Wilkinson was slotting over the world's most important and now famous drop-goal to secure the RWC for England against the Aussies in their own backyard. And who was the coach that was in charge of the Australia in that game? One Mr. Eddie Jones, the new head coach of England.

They do say time is the best healer and it certainly seems to be the case for Mr Jones with the RFU in talks with the retired fly-half to become a member of his coaching staff and we couldn't be happier!

If you think of the world's greatest ever fly-half's, Wilko is well, well up there.

His mastering of the game was out of this world and his ability to improve with age and not decline with it was something to be admired.

It has been reported that in the last couple of weeks Eddie Jones and Jonny Wilkinson met in a supermarket by chance and Jones suggested whether Jonny would be interested in joining his set-up.

Now whether anything materialises, that's another question.

Wilkinson was once before asked to join the England coaching team when Lancaster was in charge and he politely declined.

So what would be different this time?

Well...

England need a kicking coach at the moment with Steve Borthwick in charge of the forwards, Paul Gustard coaching defence, and Eddie Jones being the one to orchestrate our attack.

Jonny Wilkinson would slot wonderfully into this group and would make up a solid English group of coaches, something the RFU were keen on having with an Australian as main decision maker. What's more, Wilkinson would know that he'd be working for one of the most experienced and respected coaches in world rugby. This maybe being something he didn't feel he would be doing under Stuart Lancaster.

Jones is the first foreign coach the RFU have appointed for the top job and there was a lot of questioning on whether this was the right call.

We believe it absolutely is and having three former premiership players, (this including Wilkinson) being under his control, you'd have a brilliant knowledge of the English game working with the players as well as a master of the international game instructing from the top.

Exciting times for the Red Rose!