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RSSDanny Cipriani injured, out of the game for six months
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Rugby star Danny Ciprian was injured during his side’s 21-10 Guinness Premiership play-off victory over Bath yesterday afternoon. The young fly-half will require six months to recover from a fracture dislocation of his right ankle. Ciprian has undergone a surgery last night. He will be kept under observation in London’s Lister Hospital for the next couple of days. The 20-year-old is seen as Jonny Wilkinson’s successor in the national team but since he is injured, it seems that he is unlikely to play for England until next year’s RBS Six Nations Championship. Hence, he is unlikely to feature again before 2009.
“Everyone was disturbed by the injury,” said Bath lock Steve Borthwick, who will captain England on their tour to New Zealand. “You never want to see that happen to any player. He’s a sensational rugby player and all that matters now is that he gets fit.”
After Alex King left Wasps in the summer of 2007, the fly-half position at the club became vacant, and, after playing in a series of positions for Wasps in the early games of the 2007/08 season, Ciprian played 2 games in a row at fly-half, against Gloucester and Munster, London Wasps winning both.
He has played in most of London Wasps’ matches in the first half of the season at fly-half. His mixture of good vision, kicking and pace has got him praise from many sources.
Cipriani, who has been nominated for a host of end-of-season awards, will now miss the tour. He has won three caps, making his full debut against Ireland in the Six Nations, knocking Jonny Wilkinson out of contention.
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