• Chris Ashton also facing ban for tip tackle in Sale friendly
The escalating club versus country row over Danny Cipriani took a new twist on Tuesday when the Rugby Football Union ignored calls by the players’ union to drop its case against the England fly-half, revealing he will learn his fate on Wednesday.
Cipriani is in the dock for the third time in a week after the RFU followed through with its charge of “conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game” following his conviction for common assault and resisting arrest at a nightclub incident in Jersey. A ban of two or more weeks would result in Cipriani missing the start of the Premiership season with his new club Gloucester and put into jeopardy his hopes of continuing his England comeback this autumn, having made his first international start for a decade in June.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/21/chris-ashton-faces-possible-six-week-ban-for-tip-tackle-rfy-sale-sharks-rugby-union under the title “Danny Cipriani faces ban after RFU ignores calls to drop charges against him”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
