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LIST: 6 rugby players who were knocked out by teammates

5. Danny Cipriani 

In 2008, Cipriani was baited by Josh Lewsey for not putting enough effort in. Reports claim the fly-half then retaliated by telling Lewsey to “shut up or be shut up”. Next thing the then 20-year-old knew he was lying on his back staring up at the sky with a fat lip.


6. Lewis Moody

Moody’s desire to impress on his return after injury in 2004 caused a flare-up with the then Tigers captain Martin Johnson.

“It was my first session and I was extra keen, trying to do everything and hit everything,” Moody told The Sun.

“Tempers flared and ‘Johnno’ and I had a little coming together. He gave me a little dink and I gave him a little dink – but his hurt a lot more!

“It’s just typical training ground stuff. You need that friendly rivalry.”