England head coach Eddie Jones will be given the final say on selecting Danny Cipriani despite the Gloucester fly half being fined £2,000 for an assault at a Jersey nightclub.

Cipriani pleaded guilty to common assault and resisting arrest on Thursday after an incident in the early hours of Wednesday morning that left a female police officer with bruises. While the Rugby Football Union has issued no public statement, it will closely monitor Gloucester’s own internal disciplinary process, which is likely to result in a further fine rather than a suspension. At present, the RFU is not planning on initiating its own disciplinary proceedings.

It is also understood that the RFU will not stand in the way should Jones wish to select him in his squad for the Quilter Series against South Africa, New Zealand, Japan and Australia. The squad will be announced on September 20.

There is no doubt that Jones, who is currently in Japan, will take an extremely dim view of Cipriani’s actions which came after he admitted to having “too much to drink”. He was fined £1,500 for resisting arrest, £500 for assault and ordered to pay £250 compensation to the police officer at Jersey Magistrates’ Court. The other charges of assault on police, larceny and being disorderly on licensed premises were dropped.