Danny Cipriani will not feature for Bath this season according to director of rugby Stuart Hooper.

With Champions Cup qualification still on the line for Bath, Hooper maintained the coaching staff would not be rushing Cipriani into action having not played a game since he left Gloucester last November.

The 16-Test England fly-half has signed a one-year contract with Bath which will span the conclusion of the current season as well as 2021-22.

And after arriving at the club's headquarters at Farleigh House earlier month, Cipriani's debut has been an eagerly-awaited prospect.

But, f...