British and Irish Lions

The British & Irish Lion is back in training with his club Newcastle but he has not made the Falcons 22 for their European Challenge Cup clash against Borders at Kingston Park on Sunday.

"Jonny has trained this week and he is getting there," said Newcastle rugby director Rob Andrew.

"But the more I say on the subject, the less chance he seems to have of playing. So this week, I will just keep my mouth shut and let him get on with it."

Fly-half Wilkinson has not played since mid-November, while his last England appearance came in the 2003 World Cup final before a series of injury setbacks put him out of the international picture.

Lions skipper Sam Warburton says the lessons he and his Welsh colleagues learnt in Australia last summer will stand them in good stead for their return visit with Britain and Ireland's elite next month.

Tom Youngs has enjoyed a remarkable rise to the top of the British & Irish game but he won't be resting on his laurels ahead of his first Lions adventure.

Check out the video from the day the HSBC Cubs met The British & Irish Lions at the Vale of Glamorgan in a day they will remember for the rest of their lives.