Danny Cipriani Biography

What is Danny Cipriani Famous For?

• Being an English rugby union player for Premiership Rugby side Bath.
• For previously being played for Gloucester, Sale Sharks, and Wasps in the Premiership and Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby.

Where is Danny Cipriani From?

Danny Cipriani opened his eyes for the very first time on 2nd November 1987 in Roehampton, London, England. He is British by nationality and mixed by ethnicity as he is of English descent on his maternal side and of Afro-Trinidadian, Tobagonian, and Italian descent on his paternal side. Likewise, his religion is Christian and his race is white. Danny’s present age is 34 which he celebrated back in 2021 and as per his birthdate, his star sign is Scorpio. He was born to his parents Jay Cipriani (father) and Anne Lester (mother). His parents separated soon after his birth. Although his father returned to Trinidad, Cipriani was able to remain in contact with him.

Regarding Danny’s education, he attended a Wimbledon College prep school named Donhead, located in Merton, London, England, United Kingdom. After his rugby talent was noticed and after he finished his Common Entrance Examinations, Danny moved to Whitgift School in Croydon, United Kingdom.

Danny Cipriani Career Timeline

Wasps

• Danny Cipriani kicks off his career by joining Wasps Academy in 2003 where he made his debut against Bristol aged 17 in December 2004 in the Powergen Cup after which he joined the Wasps Academy full-time in the 2006-2007 season.
• He initially played for Wasps under-21 team and Wasps A team before making more regular appearances for the first team in 2007 whereas he began as Wasps won the 2007 Heineken Cup Final.
• He was involved in a bust-up with the club and international teammate Josh Lewsey in a training ground fight on 6th October 2008 but, he suffered a fracture-dislocation of his right ankle during Wasps semi-final play-off victory over Bat on 18th May 2009.
• On 1st October 2008, he made his return to Wasps in a Premiership match against Bath and played his last home match for London Wasps on 1st May 2010 against Cardiff Blues in the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final.

Melbourne Rebels

• Wasps announced in February 2010 that Cipriani would join the Melbourne Rebels as there was speculation about Cipriani’s chances of English selection for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
• He is the first England international player to join an Australian rugby club that is playing in Super Rugby and as of 23rd November 2011, he has played 12 matches for the Melbourne Rebels and scored 108 points.
• Cipriani scored the Rebels’ first points from a penalty kick in the Rebels’ second ever game in the Super Rugby competition against the Brumbies.
• He and teammate Richard Kingi were stood down for the game against the Queensland Reds in May, after failing to meet standards agreed by the Rebel players’ group. He was then left out of the Rebels squad named to tour to South Africa for two matches.
• In the 2011 season, Danny was criticized for his poor defense.

Return to Premiership

• Danny signed a new three-year contract with Sale Sharks to join them at the beginning of the 2013-2014 season where he scored over 200 points, including four tries in the first four games of the 2012-2013 LV= Cup.
• In May 2014, he was selected for England’s 30-man squad for the three-match tour to New Zealand in June and it was announced in February 2016 that Cipriani would rejoin the Wasps for the 2016-2017 season.
• After two seasons with Wasps, he joined Gloucester Rugby for the 2018-2019 season as well as it was announced that he had left Gloucester on 15th December 2020.
• Cipriani signed a one-year deal with Bath ahead of the 2021-2022 season in March 2021. He joined the club in early May 2021.

International Career

• Danny Cipriani captained the England under-16 team and played fly-half for the England under-19 side in the Under-19 World Cup but was unable to complete the tournament due to a head injury.
• In 2007, he was part of the Saxons’ side that won the Churchill Cup at Twickenham whereas he just missed out on selection for the 2007 Rugby World Cup for England.
• He was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship and his starting debut for England was due to be realized when he was picked at full-back for the game against Scotland on 8th March 2008.
• On 15th March 2008, he began the match against Ireland which England won 33-10, replacing Jonny Wilkinson at fly-half. He was named in the England Saxons squad on 1st July 2008.
• Later, he was called up to the 2014 England rugby union tour of New Zealand, coming off the bench in the 1st and 3rd tests as well as he was named on the bench for the opening match against Wales in the 2015 Six Nations but failed to make an appearance.
• He was subsequently left out of the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and was left out of new coach Eddie Jones’ first elite player squad for the Six Nations in 2016.

Danny Cipriani Wife and Children

Danny Cipriani is a married guy. He tied a knot with his beautiful wife Victoria Cipriani, formerly Victoria Rose O’Callaghan.

The couple tied the knot in secret in April of 2021 after just twelves months together. Danny has become a grandad at the age of 34 after his wife’s daughter gave birth to her second child. Reflecting on his sexual orientation, he is straight.

Danny Cipriani’s wife hits out at media over mistaken identity

Danny Cipriani’s wife, Victoria has issued a public statement after the couple was wrongly caught up in the controversy surrounding the arrest of an England rugby international and a woman on suspicion of sexual offenses. Victoria issued a lengthy public statement on her public social media profile and said members of the press had turned up at their home after wrongly linking the couple to the arrest reports. Mrs. Cipriani published the statement to her 600+ Twitter followers, which has since been widely shared.

The full statement said: “A load of journalists has turned up outside my home this morning, causing me great alarm and distress, apparently guessing wrongly that the story already in some parts of the press about a rugby player and his partner being arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses might relate to Danny and myself. “I presume they are making that wild guess because I am the same age as the woman is reported to be in the stories about that case. “This is completely unwarranted and wholly unacceptable. “Neither Danny nor myself have been arrested, nor do we have anything to do with the reported case, whatsoever. We do not know anything about it. “This is hugely upsetting for so many reasons. Please share and thanks for taking note of this.”

Danny Cipriani Net Worth: How much does he make annually?

Danny Ciprian is a versatile guy who has a net worth of between $1 million to $5 million as of 2021. He also earns a handsome amount of salary which is around £400,000 per year. Cipriani has endorsed brands such as NOCCO UK, A2 Milk, Eden Park, Alphakin, and Adidas from where he gains a fine amount of money. He has also posed shirtless for the Ink Not Mink anti-fur ad campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 2014. In addition, his major source of income is from his rugby union player career.

Danny Cipriani Height and Weight

Danny Cipriani has a tall height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and his body weighs around 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb). He has good-looking dark brown hair and eyes color. Moreover, Danny’s body build type is athletic. Enriched with the toned bicep and perfect built, Cipriani doesn’t hesitate to go shirtless. He also has inked some attractive tattoos on his hand.