English Finn Russell but England doesn't risk with ballers 🔥

Sadly another great player who was judged on what he did off field too what he did on it !!

The streets will never forget prime Cipriani

Englands answer to Fin Russell, never fully realised

Another Cipriani tribute from Andrew Forde? Yes, please!

The most amazing part of this video for me is the chase from Census Johnston on Ugo Monye at 7:08 , quite an incredible tackle I have to say.

The best player at keeping the ball in 2 hands. Genuinely never knew what he would do ball in hand. Kept everyone on their toes

I watched him at the Ricoh stadium when he played for Wasps, he opened up defences like a can opener, brilliant player.

Saw him live at welford road when he was a kid. We thought he was some flash Harry. He was unbelievable. Ran the game. Had everything. Ghosted passed people, could kick had pace. He took us apart that day.

Another quality player left in the talent graveyard for English Rugby.. Nick Abendanon Delon Armitage Steffon Armitage James Simpson-Daniel Sam Simmonds Alex Goode Alex Lozowski Harry Thacker

The greatest moment in this video is Farrell throwing a right wobbly and turning away like a child...to the realise May scored the try 😂😂

Hated him initially but he grew on me as he matured. A great player

He went to my old school Danny. Gets talked about a bit by the rugby teachers. I love him as a player as his agility and passing ability is unbelievable

Bags of talent, but also bags of arrogance. Even at school he would get in trouble for his poor attitude.

Pure class..

Always remember having my first Saturday job followed by going home to watch wasps play. Never a boring game when he was playing. That 2007ish wasps team was unbelievable to watch when I look back at now

Boy could England do with some of his magic right now.

Great player, have heard he doesnt get along with his team mates, such a shame for an incredible talent!

Shame off the field was counted more than what he did on it. The only English 10 that could ever have been considered in the same conversation as Carter, Barrett and Russell in terms of style and excitement

There’s only one Andrew Forde

Remember him first coming through at Wasps, believe he played 15 in the Heineken cup final 2007 I was there.

Could’ve been so good. Would’ve been great for him to be mentored by Lewsey, Alex King, Dallaglio etc for a bit longer to help him grow. What could’ve been eh?

There is still a wee bit of hope for him with Eddie now gone. He is fit and ready to go.

A media creation ,…..twice as many failed Hail Mary passes as successful.

1:11 was absolutely filthy

A precocious talent. His book is fantastic.

What a complete player!!

The absolute OG maverick 10

Great player with potential never realised by the dour old boys club that run the rfu.

Absolute baller

Unfortunately he knew that (OP) and it messed his head; and he isn't alone, there are many phenomenally gifted players and the danger of it going to their head is very common.

2 years younger than Johnny Sexton. Could Cipriani have one last hurrah?

Farrell whinging in the background of that try vs South Africa.....

I certainly agree that his talent was supreme. Almost inevitably, he had weaknesses in defence but he could do things that few other English fly halves can/could. So why did successive, highly professional, supremely successful England coaches just not pick him? Off field? Well, Dallaglio (cocaine supplying) was more “damaging”, particularly as he was England captain at the time. Defence frailties? Were they deemed to be just too much at international level, if not club level? Is the England international game built so much around the power and kicking game that skills at fly half are deemed too much of a risk? Is England doing the same with Marcus Smith? I genuinely don’t know the answers. I desperately want consistent success for England. I put that long term success higher than playing in a particular style. I have to have faith in coaches such as the current England set up to understand what will succeed; they might just be (possibly only) better rugby coaches than I was?

Bit of a wasted talent but I don’t think he was ever quite the same player after the leg break against Bath. Could have been one of the greats

DC has been the european Carlos Spencer

What a talent !! Never quite appreciated by the England set up because of his off field antics. The nearest thing we have to him is Marcus Smith. Get MS settled into the position now and let’s get the excitement back into the England side.

He must be a complete mare to work with since he's been either overlooked by England coaches or dropped by clubs. On the field though he is the best English 10 by a country mile. Comparisons to Finn Russel are obvious because as he has an instinct for opening defences and smart enough to look/plan what he will do with the ball before he gets it, something Farrell has never done and Marcus Smith is only a little better at. Im a Sarries man and over the years have seen him play for different clubs which have often been second best in the pack to Saracens but he's managed still to threat with crap ball and a daring that obviously goes against the grain with England selectors. I think Eddie Jones only ever selected him on the bench and brought him on as a full back replacement. with Farrell still on the park... like going on the pull with the elephant man as your mate

One of England's biggest "What if" players. However, as an ex-forward I can't abide a back wearing a scrum cap.

So what are you trying to say? (To Borthwick) having selected Smith??

Bang average with occasional moments of brilliance

Anyone who plays like that and bangs Kelly Brook has got to be a serious alpha!

Should have got a hundred caps 😢

4:46 Great pace and an effective tackle, but why on Earth did the greedy bar steward not pass?!? Even if he was unaware of Cipriani, he’d already done enough to draw the defender, just put your mate through in space.

Overrated. What I mean by this is that he was a great prem level flyhalf, but in the 16 games I saw him play for England, I never once though he was the answer, or as good as other world class flyhalfs.

A supreme talent. Vision and ability in spades. Farrell and Smith don't come close in my book.

Should have been a shoe in for England

haha thats my cousin

come into the fold - jones is long gone

If he had been Welsh he would have been king.

Born the wrong nationality, unfortunately. England rugby likes yeomen, not cavaliers.

Just highlights how good England are at producing and wasting talent

Amazing player. So poorly managed by rugby’s one dimensional approach to people.

Danny being side lined from England displays everything wrong with its management. Talk about trying to grow the game. This guy had everything from incredible talent to interesting personality but the powers at be decided the pesonality that captivated the public didn’t fit.

Lacked the grit of Farrell though