Danny Cipriani was ‘shocked’ to discover he was over drink-drive limit

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 June 1 last year, Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told.

The Wasps player, then playing for Sale Sharks, was breathalysed and found to have 67 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath - nearly twice the drink-drive limit in England and Wales of 35 micrograms.