Dan Carter

Dan Carter

ONZM

Carter in 2019
Birth name	Daniel William Carter
Date of birth	(1982-03-05) 5 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Leeston, New Zealand
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School	Christchurch Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)	Bill Dalley (great uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth Second five-eighth Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2014 Canterbury 28 (300) 2003–2015 Crusaders 141 (1,708) 2008–2009 Perpignan 5 (45) 2015–2018 Racing 92 57 (445) 2018–2020 Kobelco Steelers 12 (196) Correct as of 4 June 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 New Zealand U21 5 (68) 2003–2015 New Zealand 112 (1,598) Correct as of 4 June 2020

Daniel William Carter ONZM (born 5 March 1982) is a New Zealand retired rugby union player. Carter played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. He is the highest point scorer in test match rugby,^[1] and is considered by many experts as the greatest ever first five-eighth (fly-half) in the history of the game.^[2] He was named the International Rugby Board Player of the Year in 2005, 2012 and 2015.^[3]

Carter played for the All Blacks in their Rugby World Cup winning teams in both 2011 and 2015, becoming one of 43 players to have won multiple Rugby World Cups. In 2011, he captained the team against the French, shortly before he suffered a groin injury during the pool stage; in 2015, he played during the entire tournament, including in the final against Australia, where he kicked four penalties, two conversions, and a drop goal, and was named the man of the match. He also won three Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders, and nine Tri-Nations and Rugby Championships with New Zealand.