Jonny Wilkinson was again England's hero as the defending champions reached the Rugby World Cup final with a hard-fought 14-9 victory over France in Paris on Saturday night.
The fly-half, who kicked England to victory in the 2003 final and has inspired his side's resurgence in this tournament, landed a penalty and a drop-goal in the final six minutes to stun the hosts.
Wilkinson overcame an indifferent match with the boot, in which he missed a conversion and a penalty and hit the post with a mishit drop-kick attempt, to set up a final showdown with either South Africa or Argentina next Saturday. 
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