Chabal all aglow as Cipriani seeks light at end of tunnel
Sébastien Chabal and Danny Cipriani have both reached crossroads in their careers - Eddie Butler compares the two in The Observer.
"Sébastien Chabal and Danny Cipriani are among the most recognisable people in rugby, but - well-exposed faces aside - they do not appear to have much in common. And they came no closer together on Boxing Day, when Sale met Wasps.
"One played, the other didn't; one continues his passionate, protracted farewell to the country he has taken by storm since 2004, while the other remains in limbo, out of form on the field and snared in contract negotiations about his future. If they are connected at this year's end by both being on the move in the next, they are going about their farewells in starkly contrasting ways."
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