UK rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson gets CBE

England's 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning hero Jonny Wilkinson is receiving a Commander of the Order of the British Empire award for services to Rugby Union.

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Published 17 November 2015 2:14pm

Updated 17 November 2015 2:40pm

Source: AAP

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A year after stepping in to retirement, England's 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning hero Jonny Wilkinson is stepping up to collect his CBE.

It's been 12 years since Wilkinson broke the hearts of Australian rugby fans when in extra time he kicked a drop goal in the final minute to secure England's first Rugby World Cup title.

The 36-year-old brought the curtain down on his glittering career last year by masterminding Toulon's second-straight Heineken Cup win.

His Commander of the Order of the British Empire award is for services to Rugby Union.

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