i find it funny when marto says "didn't know he could run more than 15m" - Cipriani has pace like an outside back... a serious outside back!

I think Lancaster does view him as a potential England 10, but wants to see him in action over here! He certainly has the X factor. When he played for wasps he was great to watch!

@rygipeldroed111 so true! thats why he flourished too during his stint with the wasps! he flourished when they allowed him to use his creativity. he was confined to such slow style rugby when he played for them. he was slowed down by the teams tactics.

As Stuart Barnes commented sometime ago.......do you want your 10 stuck at the bottom of a ruck or a maul or do you want him out there ready and waiting for the next play?? I don't think his defence is that bad, he wants to be setting up the next play

@Punnarniman yeah, except with more pace, doesnt help that his club doesnt really pick him anymore either. Hopefully he can pick up some form and the new england coach will pick him. Him and Manu Tuilagi would be insane!

@VReyland91 I hear what your saying but it's the same issue Australia & Queensland had with Quad Cooper 2-3 years ago, he couldn't tackle for toffee, but they stuck with him and made him learn to front up. Come the world cup he could handle it. I think if he'd been in England's 22 at the very least, covering fly half and full back over the same period he would have been more than up to the tasks. When management doubt you, you inevitably doubt yourself. Believe is a powerful ally.

@TheSpringbok23 well said, agree tindall should go, would like to see manu tuilagi in the centre though and maybe ugo monye for mark cueto?? But definately agree SA and England need to play different styles, neither is bad.

this guy can unleash the england backs probably better than anyone else they have now at 10

@RyanWrest Ever watch him 2007/08 season? This guy was on fire and was better than anyone else, if anyone has X factor it is him.

hero! love him.

@SirBurgundy Even if he does improve I can't see him replacing Flood. Even if his defence does improve the fact that Flood plays week in week out with Ben Youngs and has developed a great partnership with him will put him ahead. Can't see him replacing Ol' Jonny as the No.2 Fly-half either because...well he's Jonny.

@Punnarniman completely agree with everything you said.

@SirBurgundy Problem is though he'll never replace Foden at full-back, Allen or Twelvetrees are England's future 12's and Tuilagi is the most likely candidate for 13 when they no longer need Tindall's experience & leadership (and let's face it he provides sod all in actual playing ability). Admittedly with Jonny signing a new contract with Toulon he'll be out of the England team but Johnson will just pick the less talented but more dependable Hodgson rather than running back to Cipriani.

I remember this guy playing for England, but I don't remember how good he was. But from what I heard, he was a good attacker, but his defensive play was shocking. Is this true? And is it the only reason he was dropped from the England squad?

@stroketheboat ah, i see. thanks for the reply!

i'm an aussie and he definetly does not look out of place here

@Punnarniman he turned up to his first england training session in a ferari, he was in the media limelight with his girlfriend and had a drinking problem. That is all his issues and something the RFU could do little to help.

How has Dan Cipriani been getting on in Australia, does anyone thinki he has improved or done well? PS you Aussies have an excellenty chance of winning the 2011 World Cup, your backs are the onlty backs who can trouble New Zealand.

@jc545staffy Before he shagged his ankle he was a fantastic player and if anyone has x factor he has it!

What a try! On 1st phase from own 10 metres i guess...crazy Cipriani!

@SirBurgundy It's Ol' Granite Johnson he's got to convince though. If Cipriani decides to stay in Australia for the next couple of years Johnson won't give him a look in no matter how much he improves.

simply said danny cipriani is englands biggest ever missed opportunity, honestly think that if he had been give the right chance he could be number 2 fly half in the world right now

Best Fly half in England by a mile !!!

@rygipeldroed111 Yeah, Melbourne Rebels - a good team who play multi-dimensional rugby. That's why they're 14th out of 15 teams, have a 75% loss rate, and a points difference of -72

no that's why he WAS playing test rugby for england

He's a raw precocious talent that England should have nurtured better.... Quad Cooper, has failings all over the place but his attacking flair is beyond reproach, Australian rugby decided that 2-3yr from the world cup this was their fly-half and 10-15 tri-nations games of rugby would either make him or break him. he is now probably no.2 on the world list of fly-halfs. Matthew Tait was tackled ONCE on debut and has never been backed again, Cipriani barely got a sniff. ERFU are cowards to talent

@rygipeldroed111 Don't you think the injury had something to do with it?

@rygipeldroed111 agreed!

great talent, just loves the fuckin drink

@jc545staffy agreed, he actually loses this game for the rebels despite that try.

I don't want that man to return to the northern hemisphere

You wouldn't see George Ford doing that.

@Punnarniman to be honest i wouldn't want him in my team (the blues), doesn't he have one of the worst tackling records in super15 last year? Defence isn't everything for a 1st 5, but you definately want the first man off the scrum to be able to tackle..

Fuck me he's quick! Who's this guy I'm from the UK just having a little fun on youtube!

@fazer990 he was dropped from the England squad for being a cocky little runt. Out in nightclubs giving it large, acting up like a child. He was immature, Hopefully time in Oz will mature him and he'll come back to England and play. People here feel he fucked up his chance.

quality try

@RANDOM595 You and me both!

Learn to read properly and acknowledge punctuation. My post (of 12 months ago btw) claimed Quad Cooper to be the 2nd best fly half in the world (behind Carter). Winning the Super 15 title with the Reds showed him at his best...., My overall point was that HAD the English RFU handled his development better he would have been our Cooper! Point re-iterated!

@Punnarniman Mathew tait wouldve been such a beast!!

@jc545staffy Good call..

@philipeafroboy1 tait could have been our conrad smith who i think is the best current all black

Cutting to the important stuff: that is a fugly kit Melbourne are wearing.

he probably can but he's too inconsistent and his kicking isn't great, Farrell can kick and has some solid defence but can't release the backs , Flood is the best option for now: his kicking is fine, he's a decent play maker and most importantly he's consistent

@Blakey1234567890 well when you put it like that, i must be wrong. i can only apologise for having expressed an opinion that has proven to be wrong thanks to you.

England messed mathew tait around so much, it was disgraceful. They played him centre or wing never let him settle down in a particular position where he could have begun to hone his skills there. Instead they switch him around all the time where he can never get any momentum in his performances then all of a sudden they decide to drop him altogether, he was never past the beginning stage of knowing where he was going to play?! Its a shame his career has been hampered by injuries though...

He was always capable of doing that for England... unfortunatly he can't or just refuses to tackle. No passengers in Rugby

So what what he's like as a person. It was a great try.

you see this then you think england have that muppet charlie hodgson playing 10 so far this 6 nations just depressing as a rugby fan

0:09 AWESOME DUMMY

Who are the commentators?

@hywel99 stole what?

@ShaneWilliamsHitler r u serious

how did england let a player of this ability just go through unplayed, yes he had a few problems but at least give him one more chance......

@Punnarniman Imagine cipers, ashton, foden, tuilagi etc?? Get rid of the old farts and inject some young raw talent in there! I believe the players are good its the coaches and as you say the ERFU are to blame!

@jc545staffy Conservative: button down, unimaginatively conventional (Princeton Wordnet). I think it can apply here, don't you? When you say not as rounded as other 10's, what do you mean? That his defence is his weakpoint? There are plenty of other fly halves with the same problem who have been playing test rugby for years. I do not have a problem with the selection of Flood, he is a very good player, however Wilkinson over the past 5 years has been average at best.

he never did that for england.....

@rygipeldroed111 Has he improved as a player? His attack has never been suspect, just his crappy defence. Judging from the rest of the game he still isn't up to an international standard.

@smithyboy00 how is that conservative, do you even know what that means? picking Cipriani is not an option atm, its not playing safe its playing it correctly he is not as rounded as other 10's. As for safe over talented yeah you tell wilko and his point score and his numerous game turning dump tackles he pulls out the bag. And as for flood, he wasnt exactly the safe option, only recently has he started producing quality to keep the jersey.

@Punnarniman matthew tait could have been so fucking good

@Bandyfoz average age of 24!!? lol england team is full off 30+!

cipriani's defence is awful all the commentators say it his attacking ability is very good but for johnson to come calling he HAS to improve his defensive capabilities

@decoonsw6 Yes he is so shit he plays super 15 as starting 10. As commentator stuart barnes said, does he tackle and get buried in a pile or is he always there to control the game? I know where i would want my 10

@jc545staffy This is the kind of conservative attitude that England don't need. Do you think Australia would drop Quade Cooper because he makes more mistakes than someone like Berrick Barnes? Consistently picking the "safe" option over a talented one will never elevate a team to the top tier of test rugby.

Flood and Wilkinson are ten times better, ok they migh not produce that kind of try but they wouldnt have missed the tackle or thrown the pass that lead to two of the Sharks other scores they cipriani did

Can't believe England left this guy in the cold when all they have at the moment are shit players.

wow the only good thing danny ever did or will do