Melbourne fines Cipriani over nightclub incident
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March 2, 2011, Wednesday
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FORMER England flyhalf Danny Cipriani has been fined by the Melbourne Rebels for taking a bottle of vodka from behind the bar without paying at a nightclub during a night out after his Super 15 debut.
The first-year Super 15 club said yesterday that Cipriani was fined one match payment. Details of Cipriani's financial contract with the club have not been disclosed.
The nightclub incident occurred after Melbourne lost its opening match to New South Wales 0-43. Last weekend, Cipriani kicked the winning penalty goal with seconds left on the clock to give the Rebels a 24-23 win over the ACT Brumbies.
Cipriani, who fell out of favor with England selectors due to off-field issues, is expected to be in the lineup when Melbourne plays Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Saturday.
He said he regretted that the incident diverted attention away from the club's first win.
"I have apologized for my actions and I regret any embarrassment my behavior has caused for the Rebels," Cipriani said in a statement.
"I am looking forward ... focusing on my rugby and contributing positively to the team's culture. If anything else happens along these lines again, I have agreed with the players that I will stand down for an appropriate period of time."
The manager of the nightclub told Age newspaper that no apology had been forthcoming from Cipriani or the Rebels. "I still haven't heard boo from him," Andrew Szoeke said. "Cipriani has not offered an apology and I probably don't want one now, but we would have accepted one if it had just been a stupid prank or something."
The first-year Super 15 club said yesterday that Cipriani was fined one match payment. Details of Cipriani's financial contract with the club have not been disclosed.
The nightclub incident occurred after Melbourne lost its opening match to New South Wales 0-43. Last weekend, Cipriani kicked the winning penalty goal with seconds left on the clock to give the Rebels a 24-23 win over the ACT Brumbies.
Cipriani, who fell out of favor with England selectors due to off-field issues, is expected to be in the lineup when Melbourne plays Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Saturday.
He said he regretted that the incident diverted attention away from the club's first win.
"I have apologized for my actions and I regret any embarrassment my behavior has caused for the Rebels," Cipriani said in a statement.
"I am looking forward ... focusing on my rugby and contributing positively to the team's culture. If anything else happens along these lines again, I have agreed with the players that I will stand down for an appropriate period of time."
The manager of the nightclub told Age newspaper that no apology had been forthcoming from Cipriani or the Rebels. "I still haven't heard boo from him," Andrew Szoeke said. "Cipriani has not offered an apology and I probably don't want one now, but we would have accepted one if it had just been a stupid prank or something."
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