• Barbarians denied access to No 10 for Sunday’s game
• Cipriani could feature in England’s wider training squad
Danny Cipriani is likely to feature in England’s wider World Cup training squad next month after it emerged the Barbarians were blocked from selecting him for the match at Twickenham on Sunday. It is also understood his hopes of being included in the final World Cup squad may hinge on whether Eddie Jones gambles by selecting only two scrum-halves with the possibility of Cipriani doubling up as an emergency No 9 also mooted.
Cipriani was in theory available to play for the Barbarians against an England XV this weekend after Gloucester failed to reach Saturday’s Premiership final but the fact that Pat Lam, who is coaching the invitational side, was denied access to him suggests Jones has earmarked him to be part of his wider training squad next month.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/30/barbarians-world-cup-danny-cipriani under the title “Danny Cipriani could make World Cup squad as emergency scrum-half”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
