Happy birthday to England Rugby, Toulon and British Lions hero Jonny Wilkinson and also to Besiktas striker Demba Ba, 36 and 30 today respectively.
Regarded as one of the best rugby union players to have graced the game, England fly-half Wilkinson is most famous for his 2003 Rugby World Cup winning drop goal in the last minute of extra time against Australia in the final. He enjoyed a stellar clu career too having played for Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership for 12 seasons before leading French club Toulon to two Heineken Cups.
Demba Ba enjoyed a successful spell at Newcastle United in the Premier League and completed a move to Chelsea before joining Besiktas for €6 million 18 months later. Born in France, Ba has been a full international for Senegal since 2007 and represented the country at the 2012 Africa Cup of nations.
