Toulon wait on Wilkinson
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Toulon will have to wait and see if flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson will be declared fit for their European Cup semifinal against Munster.
Wilkinson was forced off in the 28th minute of their quaterfinal victory over Leinster after suffering a recurrence of a previous hamstring injury.
Toulon assistant coach Pierre Mignoni said: "Jonny [Wilkinson] has aggravated the same hamstring as before but it did not look too serious.
"Hopefully he will be O.K and back in one or two weeks but we have to wait and see."
Reigning champions Toulon went on to beat three-time cup winners in the quarterfinal clash at Stade Felix Mayol and will face Munster in Marseille later this month for a place in the final.
"I thought Toulouse would win their quarterfinal against Munster even though it is very difficult to win at Thomond Park," Mignoni said.
"We're happy to be playing them at home rather than in Munster. We would prefer to be here at Felix-Mayol but we're happy to go to Marseille. It should be a great occasion.
"We're happy to win but it is only the quarter-final. We have not won anything yet.
"We have also yet to secure our place in the Top 14 play-offs so we have a lot on our plate, but we're pleased to still be competing in two competitions."
Wilkinson kicked Toulon 6-0 ahead but a catalogue of handling errors allowed Leinster's Jimmy Gopperth to level by half-time.
However Xavier Chiocci and Drew Mitchell both scored second-half tries while Matt Giteau kicked 10 points to steer the holders through.
Mignoni added: "We made a lot of handling mistakes in the first half that put ourselves into tight spots at times but we were still dominating the game and we knew that victory was in our reach.
"Of course we were disappointed to lose Jonny [Wilkinson] early but we always had confidence in the players available.
"I wasn't surprised that we were leading 26-9 at one stage, I thought it could have been more. Our players were exceptional."
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