LIST: Jonny Wilkinson ranks his top three halfback partners

England legend and Jonny Wilkinson has been discussing some of his most influential teammates to don the number 9 shirt..

Our list is ranked in order of each player’s success alongside Wilkinson, rather than in their careers as a whole, so no complaining! 

Wilkinson said: "“The sheer aggression and resilience of the guy, his sheer character meant that anything, any ball that wasn’t good enough to go out to the number ten was never going to go out to the number ten. He would deal with everything himself and that meant control of the game”

DID YOU KNOW? He was not one of the silver-spoon brigade, but a lorry driver from the Scottish borders who constantly struggled to make ends meet

Wilkinson said: "Maybe he isn't one that immediately jumps out, but the former France international was at the heart of all of Toulon’s success over the past decade in the nine shirt."

DID YOU KNOW? After his retirement in 2018, he is now the backs coach for Toulon.

Wilkinson said: "All that hard work we did over the years we were obliged to put into practice in one passage of play. The time when we got it exactly right was the time when we needed it most in 2003."

DID YOU KNOW? Dawson is a supporter of Everton F.