- Danny Cipriani has claimed Eddie Jones did not think he could ‘bully’ him
- He blames this factor on his lack of appearances under the former England boss
- Cipriani has also revealed why he does feel ‘compassion’ for the Aussie manager
Danny Cipriani has accused Eddie Jones of having ‘a chip on his shoulder’ and said he was shunned by him because the ex-England boss ‘didn’t feel like he could bully me.’
In his new book, former England scrum half Danny Care wrote about life under the uncompromising Aussie and how the players and support staff lived in constant fear.
Ex-Wasps playmaker Cipriani, 37, won just a handful of his 16 England caps under Jones.
And in a scathing attack said: ‘Eddie probably felt I would stand up to him too much and he didn’t feel like he could bully me, so he just didn’t bring me into the environment.
‘I wouldn’t give him my child for a week and he’s not someone I’d want to lead my country either because of the way he is.
Danny Cipriani has blamed his lack of appearances for England under Eddie Jones on the idea that the Aussie ‘didn’t feel like he could bully me’
The harsh culture under Jones has been detailed in ex-England star Danny Care’s new book
‘He’s got his chip on his shoulder and he kind of leads with that everywhere he goes – and he’s always in a fight.
‘I don’t think he’s happy with the way he’s behaving and the way he is.
‘I think it’s all he knows, so I also have compassion for him.’
Cipriani is currently based in Los Angeles but returns to England later this week to play in a cross-code charity match to raise money for MND charities at Headingley on Sunday.
Cipriani admitted he did not see eye to eye with Jones or Stuart Lancaster and Andy Farrell before him.
He added: ‘I was turning water to wine in one season and Eddie didn’t even pick me so it was mad.
‘You’ve got men here who are putting their bodies on the line and being vulnerable but they might not show much openness.
‘As a coach you’ve got to try and bring that out in people.
Cipriani said he ‘wouldn’t give Jones my child for a week’ and that he was ‘always in a fight’
‘It’s not just about winning games of rugby, otherwise you can behave as you want – when you want – and get seven-year contracts just as he did.
‘I had to fight against a regime every single time I was playing.
‘I had to fight against people like Stuart Lancaster, Andy Farrell and Eddie Jones.
‘Obviously I’d have loved to have more caps, but I was never going to suffer fools or bend my truth just to get picked for England.’
