Danny Cipriani made his Gloucester debut in the Gallagher Premiership club’s final pre-season friendly against the Dragons at Kingsholm on Thursday.
It arrived less than 24 hours after an independent disciplinary panel upheld a Rugby Football Union charge of “conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game” against the England fly-half, which came following his conviction for common assault and resisting arrest in Jersey last week.
Cipriani was fined 2,000 at Jersey Magistrates’ Court and a further £2,000 by his club, but he left Wednesday’s five-hour hearing without any further sanction, enabling him to face the Dragons. Here, Press Association Sport analyses his performance in a 40-31 victory.
Crowd reception
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Link-up play
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