Rugby World Cup

Hosts: England and Wales Dates: 18 September-31 October

Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and sports extra, BBC Radio Wales and in Welsh on BBC Radio Cymru, plus live text commentary on every match on the BBC Sport website.

Sale fly-half Danny Cipriani will be left out of England's 31-man squad for the World Cup.

The 27-year-old impressed off the bench in the defeat by France on Saturday, but has not done enough to be included in Stuart Lancaster's final party.

Owen Farrell and George Ford are set to be named as the two fly-halves, with Mike Brown and Alex Goode as the full-backs, leaving no place for Cipriani.

The squad will be confirmed on Thursday at 13:45 BST.

The tournament, held in England and Wales, gets under way on 18 September.

Before the official announcement, Cipriani thanked his fans for support, although he did not confirm whether or not he had made the final squad.

"Can't tell you how much the support means to me," he wrote on his Facebook page. 

"We all go through our journey in life and learn lessons. I know I've made mistakes some criticised rightly or wrongly. Just a quick thanks to all the nice messages. Really appreciate it."

In response to a comment asking if he knew whether he was in the squad, Cipriani added: "Won't find out till this evening/tomorrow morning. Just a message to say thank you for the support."

Cipriani has been capped 14 times for England since making his international debut in 2008.