Celeb lifestyle may cost Cipriani, warns Thorn

NEW ZEALAND lock Brad Thorn has warned Danny Cipriani his celebrity lifestyle may thwart his ambition of becoming the next Dan Carter.

Cipriani’s place in the team is under threat amid calls for England manager Martin Johnson to punish his erratic form by handing the fly-half duties to Toby Flood.

Cross code star Thorn, who will start for the All Blacks at Twickenham on Saturday, is aware of the 21-year-old’s fame and sympathises with the pressure it creates.