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The Cipriani puzzle needs explaining

by
The Rugby Paper Team
12 May 2019

SO Danny Cipriani is voted the best player in the Premiership by his peers yet he can’t even make the top 35 or so as selected by the England head coach.
Eddie Jones must say why he has been overlooked. If Owen Farrell gets injured there are huge question marks over George Ford’s ability to control a game. And so much for picking on form.
TOM GREEN via email
THE collective opinion of every Premiership player cannot be wrong. Danny Cipriani is the best player by far. His contributions for Gloucester have been nothing short of breathtaking. He must go to Japan for the World Cup. P...

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