Rugby - Cipriani avoids ban as RFU decides against further action

The RFU had charged Cipriani with "conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game" following his conviction for common assault and resisting arrest.

Rugby - Cipriani avoids ban as RFU decides against further action

(Reuters)





Cipriani was fined 2,000 pounds and ordered to pay 250 pounds in compensation to the officer after pleading guilty to common assault at Jersey Magistrates' Court.

He was also fined 2,000 pounds and told to undertake 10 hours of community service by his club Gloucester Rugby on Monday after an internal investigation into the incident.

In a five-hour meeting on Wednesday, a disciplinary panel upheld the RFU charges but decided the punishment handed out to him by Jersey magistrates and his club was sufficient.

"The panel took into account the sanction imposed upon Mr Cipriani by the court and the sanction imposed by Gloucester Rugby and when considering the totality of both, do not impose any further sanction," said panel chairman Gareth Graham.

Cipriani is now free to play his first match for Gloucester in a pre-season match against Dragons later on Thursday.

Gloucester CEO Stephen Vaughan was "disappointed at the verdict" but said they "accept the decision of the panel, particularly concerning the way Gloucester Rugby have handled the matter.

"We believe that the panel's decision not to impose any additional penalty endorses our approach."





(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)


Share

2 min read

Published

Source: Reuters



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world