Danny Cipriani wants to win titles for Wasps

Danny Cipriani wants to bring the glory days back to Wasps
Danny Cipriani wants to bring the glory days back to Wasps
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England fly-half Danny Cipriani is confident of restoring success back to Wasps after rejoining the English Premiership club from Sale Sharks.

The six-time Premiership winners last won a title during the 2007/08 season while their last success in the European Champions Cup came during the 2006/07 season.

Cipriani, who started his career with European and Aviva Premiership titles with Wasps made a switch to Super Rugby club Melbourne Rebels in 2011 before joining Sale Sharks in 2012. After failing to replicate the same success with the Rebels and Sale, the 28-year-old has made a return to Wasps as an improved player.

Expressing delight in rejoining Wasps again, Cipriani is confident of helping the Premiership club restore its glory by winning more titles.

"Everything is different at Wasps now, whether it's the training ground or the stadium, but it's still exciting to put the Wasps shirt on again and play for the club where I started and that I supported as a kid," Cipriani said.

"There's been a big turn-around, but the brand of Wasps, what it stands for and the culture haven't changed.

"That was a big pull for me and I've been fortunate enough to come back here and represent the club again.

'I'd definitely like to help win titles here. I'd like to be part of that and that's one of the main reasons why I came back to Wasps."

Cipriani also valued his stay at Sale Sharks and is hoping to use the experience gained during his stint with the AJ Bell Stadium based club in the upcoming season.

"I felt very fortunate to start my career here and, off the back of that, win a couple of trophies straight away. I felt like it was always going to be like that, but it didn't pan out that way.

"At Sale I've been in a team that helped me learn a lot about the game itself and fall back in love with the game again.

"I will put forward as much of my experience as I can and hopefully as a squad we can build towards that legend of the Wasps of the past."