England’s Danny Cipriani was ‘shocked’ to be over drink-drive limit

• Fly-half almost twice over the limit when arrested following accident• Wasps player denies charge of drink-driving in June 2015The England rugby player Danny Cipriani was “shocked” to discover he was over the drink-drive limit, despite having had two espresso martinis and a glass of champagne less than an hour earlier, a court heard.The fly-half allegedly had “glazed” eyes and smelt of alcohol when he was arrested after his Mercedes collided with a taxi shortly after 5am on 1 June last year, Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told. Continue reading...