Cips off down under?
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gutted he's off to Aus, sad day folks!
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It's only cheating if you get caught.
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I am sure all at Leicester Tigers are gutted that Cipriani is going to Melbourne Rebels - I think not. A moment of silence please LOL.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 73,00.html
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Doh! just read my last post and realised I hadn't made my thoughts very clear - couldn't give a castlemaine XXXX about this so and so, just gutted we might not see as much of his lovely girlfriend
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There was a very interesting article by Will Carling in last weekend's Guardian He was thinking of becoming Cipriani's mentor to try to get his head straight in the hope that he could fulfil his potential and play for England. He's not now taking on the job as he says
"I have spent the last six weeks trying to focus Danny and, without laying the blame at anyone's door, the main reason that I have decided not to go ahead is that I do not believe that Danny's focus is on playing for England."
"And rightly or wrongly I have concluded that his desire to earn that shirt is not as strong as I want it to be and as strong as it needs to be."
By the looks of the way he played for Wasps at the weekend he doesn't seem interested in playing for them either so perhaps Oz is the best place for him!
Here's the URL for the online story (can't do the linky thing, sorry!)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/fe ... ll-carling
"I have spent the last six weeks trying to focus Danny and, without laying the blame at anyone's door, the main reason that I have decided not to go ahead is that I do not believe that Danny's focus is on playing for England."
"And rightly or wrongly I have concluded that his desire to earn that shirt is not as strong as I want it to be and as strong as it needs to be."
By the looks of the way he played for Wasps at the weekend he doesn't seem interested in playing for them either so perhaps Oz is the best place for him!
Here's the URL for the online story (can't do the linky thing, sorry!)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/fe ... ll-carling
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Don't let the door hit you on the way out Danny!
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I bet he's gutted he can't even say he will be the first English man to play in the Super 14...as good old Goode has beaten him to it
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Wouldn't pay too much attention to Will Carling's article - sounds a bit like Carling is just trying to get some publicity.
Don't blame Cips. He is obviously out of favour with MJ at the moment and has the press over him like a rash. A season or two down under playing in nice weather and what is probably a higher quality of running rugby sounds like it may actually do him some good. Hopefully it will help him release some of the talent that he obviously has and he can come back a much better player then challenge for an England spot. I must admit if I were a player with Cips attributes then playing S14 must be more appealing than some of the forward orientated mud baths we see in the GP.
Don't blame Cips. He is obviously out of favour with MJ at the moment and has the press over him like a rash. A season or two down under playing in nice weather and what is probably a higher quality of running rugby sounds like it may actually do him some good. Hopefully it will help him release some of the talent that he obviously has and he can come back a much better player then challenge for an England spot. I must admit if I were a player with Cips attributes then playing S14 must be more appealing than some of the forward orientated mud baths we see in the GP.
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well at least he will get some peace from you lot slagging him off. I WONDER WHO YOU WILL PICK ON NEXTtigermad wrote:
I am sure all at Leicester Tigers are gutted that Cipriani is going to Melbourne Rebels - I think not. A moment of silence please LOL.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 73,00.html
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Are wasps strugg'ling financially with Sackey leaving as well, and possibly George Skivington, I wonder who they intend to bring in as replacements. they lost Haskell last year, Betsen won't go on forever. They need quality forwards...
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Richard wrote:Are wasps strugg'ling financially ..
Yes!
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So you'd want him at leicester then?zena beck wrote:well at least he will get some peace from you lot slagging him off. I WONDER WHO YOU WILL PICK ON NEXTtigermad wrote:
I am sure all at Leicester Tigers are gutted that Cipriani is going to Melbourne Rebels - I think not. A moment of silence please LOL.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 73,00.html
I don't think he will be very poular with the Aussies if he doesn't totally commit to the team. Lots of ability but not every coach (including the Wasps coaches) can be wrong.
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Good luck to him, I hope he finds his niche.
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Personally not the biggest fan of the messiah, however on this one I say good on him. He's clearly not going to be picked for England anytime soon and I think it will make him a better player in the long run, so why not give it a go. Just look at players such as Carter and effectively Mauger doing the same sort of time and over here. Just cause he's not near the end of his career and looking to top up his pension doesn't make it a bad move.
I'm roughly the same age as him and if I got offered the chance to work down under for a few years, well paid and with sun, sea and sand I'd jump at the chance.
I'm roughly the same age as him and if I got offered the chance to work down under for a few years, well paid and with sun, sea and sand I'd jump at the chance.