48 Facts About Danny Cipriani

Danny Cipriani is an English professional rugby union player currently unattached.

Danny Cipriani went to the Wimbledon College prep school in London, Donhead.

Danny Cipriani later moved to Whitgift School in Croydon after Common Entrance.

Keen all-round sportsman, Danny Cipriani played junior football for Queens Park Rangers and was offered youth terms by Reading.

Danny Cipriani was invited to join Surrey County Cricket Club as a batsman.

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Danny Cipriani first played club rugby at Rosslyn Park in Roehampton, where he developed his passion for the game.

Danny Cipriani himself has given credit to the youth level coaches that encouraged his flamboyant playstyle.

Danny Cipriani acknowledges local hero Bobby Walsh for taking a special interest in his development at the club.

Danny Cipriani joined Wasps Academy in 2003, and made his debut against Bristol aged 17 in December 2004 in the Powergen Cup.

Danny Cipriani initially played for Wasps under-21 team and Wasps A team before making more regular appearances for the first team in 2007.

Danny Cipriani is quicker over 69 metres than Paul Sackey and this story was confirmed by their sprinting coach.

On 6 October 2008, Danny Cipriani was involved in a bust-up with club and international teammate Josh Lewsey in a training ground fight.

Danny Cipriani was left nursing a bloody nose and cut lip following the incident at Wasps' training ground.

On 18 May 2008, Danny Cipriani suffered a fracture dislocation of his right ankle during Wasps semi-final play-off victory over Bath.

Danny Cipriani was tackled by Olly Barkley and got trapped at the bottom of a ruck in the 49th minute at Adams Park.

Danny Cipriani was ruled out of England's tour of New Zealand due to his ankle fracture.

Danny Cipriani made his return to Wasps in a Premiership match against Bath on 1 October 2008.

Danny Cipriani's recovery was described as remarkable, given the severity of the injury, and his return was six weeks to two months ahead of schedule.

Danny Cipriani was then dropped following two poor displays in defeat to South Africa and Australia.

Danny Cipriani played his last home match for London Wasps on 1 May 2010 against Cardiff Blues in the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final.

In September 2010, Danny Cipriani went to Denver to train with the Colorado Rapids, which he said was for "altitude training".

Danny Cipriani trained at fly-half, and in early 2011 was one of two captains to lead the Rebels in two friendly trials against the visiting Tongans.

Danny Cipriani is the first England international player to join an Australian rugby club that is playing in Super Rugby.

Danny Cipriani then went on to score another 17 points in the game and help the Rebels to their first ever win.

Danny Cipriani was then left out of the Rebels squad named to tour to South Africa for two matches.

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Danny Cipriani helped Sale reach the LV= Cup Final, scored a sensational try against Scarlets, and was an integral part of Sale Sharks survival bid in the Aviva Premiership.

In May 2014 Danny Cipriani was selected for England's 30-man squad for the three-match tour to New Zealand in June.

Danny Cipriani played fly-half for the England under-19 side in the Under-19 World Cup but was unable to complete the tournament due to a head injury.

Danny Cipriani was part of the Saxons' side that won the Churchill Cup at Twickenham in 2007.

Danny Cipriani just missed out on selection for the 2007 Rugby World Cup for England, despite spending the summer in their training camp.

Danny Cipriani was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.

Many experts were calling for Danny Cipriani to be picked at full-back to ease him into the international arena, a position he played successfully with Wasps upon breaking into the first team.

Danny Cipriani's starting debut for England was due to be realised when he was picked at full-back for the game against Scotland on 8 March 2008.

However, two days before Danny Cipriani was to make his full England debut, he was axed from the squad due to "inappropriate behaviour".

Danny Cipriani had a successful match, converting all of his goal kicks and controlling the game well.

Danny Cipriani was named in the England Saxons squad on 1 July 2008.

Danny Cipriani was named on the bench for the opening match against Wales in the 2015 Six Nations but failed to make an appearance.

Danny Cipriani was left out of the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

In 2016, Danny Cipriani was left out of new coach Eddie Jones' first elite player squad for the Six Nations.

Danny Cipriani was arrested for drunk-driving after the car he was driving was involved in a collision with a taxi at 05:15 on 1 June 2015.

Danny Cipriani was convicted after a five-day trial for drunk-driving before Westminster Magistrates' Court on 24 June 2016.

Danny Cipriani was ordered to pay a total of £7,620 in fines and costs and banned from driving for 18 months.

On 15 August 2018, during a pre-season tour in Jersey, Danny Cipriani was arrested after an incident at a nightclub in St Helier.

Danny Cipriani was charged with common assault on a doorman, larceny, assault on a police woman, resisting arrest and being disorderly on licensed premises later that day.

Danny Cipriani's father is Afro-Trinidadian with distant Italian heritage while his mother is English.

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In 2013, Danny Cipriani was hospitalised after being hit by a double-decker bus in Leeds on an end-of-season night out with his Sale Sharks team-mates doing a pub crawl known as the Otley Run.

In 2014, Danny Cipriani posed shirtless for a PETA "Ink Not Mink" advert, showing off his tattoos on behalf of the anti-fur campaign.

In February 2020, Danny Cipriani stated that he has suffered from depression since the age of 22.