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The 38-year-old won two World Cups during a hugely successful 12-year spell with New Zealand. By Press Association Saturday 20 Feb 2021, 3:52 PM Feb 20th 2021, 3:52 PM 28,704 Views 23 Comments
Dan Carter under pressure from Jamie Heaslip during a November 2010 Test between New Zealand and Ireland.
Image: PA
Dan Carter under pressure from Jamie Heaslip during a November 2010 Test between New Zealand and Ireland.
Image: PA
FORMER NEW ZEALAND fly-half Dan Carter has announced his retirement from professional rugby union.
The 38-year-old won two World Cups during a 12-year spell with the All Blacks and bowed out of the international scene with a man-of-the-match display against Australia in the 2015 World Cup final.
Dan Carter: All Blacks great retires from professional rugby
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Dan Carter won the World Cup in 2011 and 2015
New Zealand s Dan Carter, who won two World Cups and is world rugby s record points scorer, has announced his retirement from professional rugby.
The fly-half, 38, won the last of his 112 All Blacks caps with a man-of-the-match display in the 2015 World Cup final win over Australia.
He has since played for French club Racing 92 and Japan s Kobelco Steelers.
The three-time world player of the year returned to New Zealand for a brief spell with the Auckland Blues in 2020.
In an emotional post on Instagram,
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NTT Communications Greig Laidlaw passes during his team s game against the Honda Heat on Saturday. | KYODO
KYODO Feb 20, 2021
Players from five different nations scored for NTT Communications on Saturday as the Shining Arcs opened the final Japan Rugby Top League season with a 41-13 win over Honda Heat.
New Zealand Maori representative Fletcher Smith crossed for the first try of the season in the sixth minute at Tokyo’s Yumenoshima Stadium and was followed over the line by former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw, South Korean international Chang Yong-heung, former Wallaby flanker Liam Gill, and the Japanese pair of Atsushi Yumoto and Hiroyuki Mezaki.