• Fly-half has been left out of England squad by Eddie Jones
• Cipriani has led Gloucester to play-offs in his first season
Danny Cipriani has been voted player of the year by his peers despite his continued England omission by Eddie Jones. The fly-half on Wednesday night collected the prestigious Rugby Players’ Association award following a stellar season with Gloucester.
Cipriani moved to Gloucester last summer, shunning more lucrative offers from abroad to keep his England hopes alive and while Jones has snubbed the 31-year-old all season, he has guided them into the Premiership play-offs for the first time since 2011. He was rewarded with a bumper new three-year contract last month, opting to stay at Kingsholm despite seven offers from Premiership clubs.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/08/gloucester-danny-cipriani-player-of-year under the title “Gloucester’s Danny Cipriani voted player of year by fellow professionals”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
