Danny’s devil-may-care attitude can lift England

DANNY CARE has the initials ‘DCa’ sewn into all his training gear, and never has an extra letter been more instructive.

Clothing marked ‘DC’ has for the last two years been the preserve of Danny Cipriani, the fly-half who is now out of sight, out of mind and on his way Down Under. And with the great white hope of English rugby now out of the picture, Care is determined to prove he is the most forward-thinking young talent in the England side, the man to give impetus to a team that has treated the gain-line with suspicion during Martin Johnson’s 22 months at the helm.

And ahead of tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham, Care reveals he has learnt from the very best, while insisting that his half-back partnership with Jonny Wilkinson can strike fear into their opponents’ hearts on the weekend.