Danny`s father, Jay, and his mother, Anne, separated soon after his birth. Although Jay returned to Trinidad and Tobago, Danny was able to remain in contact with him. To afford him a better life, his mother learnt The Knowledge to be able to drive a London Taxi, and was able to afford to send him to the Wimbledon College Prep school, Donhead.

Spotted as a Rugby talent at Donhead, he was offered a scholarship and advised to move to the Junior House of The Oratory School near Reading to continue his development, and later moved to Whitgift School in Croydon after Common Entrance. A keen all-round sportsman, Cipriani played junior football for Queens Park Rangers, and was offered youth terms by Reading. He also played schoolboy cricket for Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Invited to join Surrey County Cricket Club as a batsman, he played club rugby for the first time at Rosslyn Park in Roehampton where he developed his love and passion for the game.

He appeared on My Super Sweet 16 UK for MTV as a potential escort for one of the birthday girls, but didn`t get picked. However, his team mate Dominic Waldouck was invited to the birthday party as a topless model. He was not mentioned by name but was seen in various shots.

After Alex King left Wasps in the summer of 2007, the fly-half position at the club became vacant, and, after playing in a series of positions for Wasps in the early games of the 2007/08 season, he played 2 games in a row at fly-half, against Gloucester and Munster, London Wasps winning both, not only due to their prowess but also due to Cipriani.

He has played in most of London Wasps` matches in the first half of the season at fly-half. His mixture of good vision, kicking and pace has got him praise from many sources.

He is quicker over 69 meters than Paul Sackey and this story was confirmed by their sprinting coach. Cipriani confirmed this on the Rugby Club and also showed his pace in the EDF Energy Cup final by out pacing speedy Leicester Tigers wing Tom Varndell.

[edit] International career

Cipriani played fly-half for the U19 England side in the U19 world cup, but was unable to complete the tournament due to a head injury. He initially played in the London Wasps U21 and `A` sides but in 2007 he became a more regular first team player.

He just missed out on selection for the 2007 Rugby World Cup for England after spending the summer in their training camp.

He was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship. Many experts were calling for Cipriani to be picked at full-back to ease him into the international arena, a position he played successfully with London Wasps upon breaking into the first team.[8][9] He had already been selected for the England Saxons and the training squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[10] His starting debut for England was due to be realised when he was picked at full-back for the game against Scotland on 8 March 2008. However, two days before Cipriani was to make his full England debut, he was axed from the squad due to "inappropriate behaviour", believed to relate to a late night visit to a London nightclub. He started against Ireland on 15 March 2008,which England won 33-10, replacing Jonny Wilkinson at fly-half. He had a particularly successful match, converting all of his goal kicks and controlling the game well.[13] After the match, he praised the forwards for making life easy for him as a no. 10, although managed

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