FILE PHOTO: England's Danny Cipriani at Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - May 24, 2018. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
(Reuters) - England flyhalf Danny Cipriani was charged by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Friday for "conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game" following his conviction for common assault and resisting arrest.
The charge came after the 30-year-old said in a newspaper article that he "hugely regrets" his role in an incident at a nightclub on Jersey, which left a female police officer bruised and led to his arrest.
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