Because he wants to replay rugby but now wants to avoid long trips for him or his family, Dan Carter chose the franchise of the Blues, in Auckland, New Zealand, where he resides, to extend his career. According to our information, the announcement should take place in the coming hours. The track sending it to the United States therefore flies away.
Its future partners have already been informed of the arrival of the 38-year-old double world champion. The former best player in the world will enter the ten weeks of Super Rugby Aotearoa competitions, where, from June 13, five New Zealand franchises will compete.
Fear of premature retirement
For Dan Carter, it's a great way to prolong the pleasure after the last few complicated months and the fear of a premature end of career.
In March 2019, while he was preparing to join Racing 92, for a three-month freelance, after having spent three seasons in the Hauts-de-Seine between 2015 and 2018, Carter had finally had to give up for medical reasons. Victim of a cervical problem, he had to have an operation.
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A post shared by Dan Carter (@dancarter_) on Jun 11, 2019 at 12:55 am PDT
After his return to his club in Kobe, Japan, the coronavirus crisis came to put an end to his hopes for second Japanese title. A few weeks after the competition stopped, he decided in mid-April to end his adventure and returned home, in Auckland, therefore.
In his show broadcast on social networks, Carter recently received another half of openness spent by Racing: the Irishman Johnny Sexton. He stressed that he had taken advantage of this period of confinement without rugby to regenerate his body and take the time that he has rarely had during his career.
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One for the rugby purists. An absolute pleasure catching up with Irish legend @ sexton_johnny10 @leemckenzietv #rugby
A post shared by Dan Carter (@dancarter_) on May 30, 2020 at 11:01 pm PDT
With the Blues, Carter will find Beauden Barrett, his successor at the opening with the Blacks.
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