Player held on Sunday after filing of attack at a nightclub
The woman was also arrested on suspicion of administering a substance
The Rugby Football Union has refused to remark following the information of the arrest.
A former England rugby union participant has been arrested on suspicion of the rape of a youngster.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman issued an announcement on Wednesday morning following reviews of an incident at a nightclub within the metropolis which stated: “Officers have been known as shortly before 11 am on Sunday 9 January 2022 to a document of a sexual attack on a lady on Thorpeness Square in Manchester.
“A lady in her overdue young adults become mentioned to have been sexually assaulted. She is currently being supported by way of professional officers. A man was arrested on suspicion of rape and a 41-year-vintage woman turned into arrested on suspicion of administering a substance with intent to reason a sexual offense.
“Both have been released on bail as inquiries preserve and some strains of inquiry are being accompanied up by using detectives.”
Meanwhile, the wife of the previous England fly-half of Danny Cipriani has strongly denied any link to the arrest. Victoria Cipriani, who’s additionally 41, became tense that others may have wrongly assumed a connection because of her age.
She posted on social media: “Neither Danny nor myself were arrested, nor will we have anything to do with the said case, in any way. We do now not realize whatever it. The press has come to the wrong humans and I would ask that they please leave us on my own, without delay. This is highly scary for such a lot of motives. Please percentage and thank you for listening to this.”
The Rugby Football Union declined to remark.
