• Cipriani set for Gloucester debut after escaping RFU sanction
Eddie Jones has been urged by the Gloucester head coach, Johan Ackermann, to hold talks with Danny Cipriani and judge the fly-half on form rather than his off-field mistake in Jersey when considering his international future.
Cipriani is due to make his Gloucester debut in a pre-season friendly against the Dragons on Thursday night after escaping sanction at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing on Wednesday. The panel upheld the charge of “conduct prejudicial to the interest of the game” but saw no reason to impose further punishment after the fly-half had been fined £2,000 by both Gloucester and Jersey magistrates court following a nightclub incident last week.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/23/gloucester-johan-ackermann-eddie-jones-danny-cipriani under the title “Gloucester’s Johan Ackermann urges Eddie Jones not to drop Danny Cipriani”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
