Sale Sharks star Danny Cipriani has given his backing to Cancer Research UK by posing topless.

The 25-year-old has added his support to help raise awareness for the charity by promoting the organisation's night-time walking marathon Shine.

The former London Wasps player took part in the photoshoot wearing just a pair of jeans, while Countdown presenter Rachel Riley also posed for photos in a black dress for the campaign, according to the Daily Mail.

Cipriani was hit by a double-decker bus in April while on a night out with his teammates in Leeds, but only suffered minor injuries.