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Danny Cipriani re-bailed, available for World Cup
ESPN Staff
August 4, 2015
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Danny Cipriani, who was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after an early-morning car crash in June, is available for selection by England for the Rugby World Cup after he was re-bailed until November.

The Sale Sharks fly-half was unhurt in a collision between his Mercedes-Benz and a Toyota in the Chelsea area of west London shortly after 5am on June 1. He was given a breath test and taken to a west London police station before being released on bail.

A police spokesman confirmed on Tuesday that Cipriani, 27, had been re-bailed to a date in mid-November pending further inquiries. That means Cipriani, who is in Stuart Lancaster's initial World Cup squad to be reduced to 31 players ahead of the opening match with Fiji at Twickenham on September 18, will be available for the tournament which ends on October 31.

England head coach Lancaster said on June 23 that he was "waiting to see what the police investigation will determine" before making a decision regarding the playmaker.

"We'll wait and see whether the police will charge or not as the case may be and I'll deal with it as and when it's appropriate," Lancaster said.

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