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| Newcastle's Jonny Wilkinson will be out for up to three months after suffering a "lacerated" kidney. | Newcastle's Jonny Wilkinson will be out for up to three months after suffering a "lacerated" kidney. |
| The England fly-half picked up the injury in Friday's win over Bristol - his first start for eight weeks. | The England fly-half picked up the injury in Friday's win over Bristol - his first start for eight weeks. |
| "It will be about two or three months, we're not putting any timescale on it," said Falcons coach John Fletcher. | "It will be about two or three months, we're not putting any timescale on it," said Falcons coach John Fletcher. |
| "He definitely needs to be inactive for four weeks and then he starts his rehab. He'll be back when he's ready - it will be around eight to 12 weeks." | "He definitely needs to be inactive for four weeks and then he starts his rehab. He'll be back when he's ready - it will be around eight to 12 weeks." |
| Interview: Newcastle director of rugby John Fletcher | Interview: Newcastle director of rugby John Fletcher |
| Wilkinson, who has been plagued by injury and has not represented England since the 2003 World Cup final, was playing his first game after two months out with a knee injury. | Wilkinson, who has been plagued by injury and has not represented England since the 2003 World Cup final, was playing his first game after two months out with a knee injury. |
| He played the full 80 minutes in the win over Bristol but now believes he suffered the injury just 20 minutes into the match. | He played the full 80 minutes in the win over Bristol but now believes he suffered the injury just 20 minutes into the match. |
| It's so uncomfortable, training would have been out of the question Jonny Wilkinson | It's so uncomfortable, training would have been out of the question Jonny Wilkinson |
| "Kidneys do heal quite quickly, but the specialist has seen the scans and says that I cannot do anything at all for at least a month," he told the Times. | |
| "I must have taken a hit through the front of my stomach which smashed my kidney into a rib. | "I must have taken a hit through the front of my stomach which smashed my kidney into a rib. |
| "I'm so disappointed. I can't really pinpoint the hit which did the damage. I think it happened about an hour from the end of the game. | "I'm so disappointed. I can't really pinpoint the hit which did the damage. I think it happened about an hour from the end of the game. |
| "I felt it but was able to carry on. I don't think it really hindered the way I was playing. | "I felt it but was able to carry on. I don't think it really hindered the way I was playing. |
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| "The annoying fact is that it seems that playing on may have made it a lot worse. | "The annoying fact is that it seems that playing on may have made it a lot worse. |
| "I was in discomfort throughout the weekend. It was after that I had the scan, which showed quite a bad laceration. | "I was in discomfort throughout the weekend. It was after that I had the scan, which showed quite a bad laceration. |
| "It's so uncomfortable, training would have been out of the question. I still can't walk without feeling it." | "It's so uncomfortable, training would have been out of the question. I still can't walk without feeling it." |
| Wilkinson has suffered a long and varied series of injuries, including shoulder nerve, biceps, appendicitis, groin and, earlier this season, knee ligament problems. | Wilkinson has suffered a long and varied series of injuries, including shoulder nerve, biceps, appendicitis, groin and, earlier this season, knee ligament problems. |