All-Black legend Dan Carter paid tribute to Christophe Dominici on Tuesday evening after the tragic death of the French player.
The New Zealand press got into gear behind his opening half and also pays tribute to the tightrope winger who "had twice stunned the All Blacks", writes the New Zealand Herald, the island's main daily newspaper which learned of the new in the night.
“The tributes are multiplying for the one who was so appreciated by supporters, his partners and his opponents,” concludes the Kiwi newspaper about the one who had been the executioner of the best team in the world twice in 1999 and 2007 .
In Australia, the Camberra Times quotes the tribute of former Wallabies captain Tim Horran who speaks of an "incredible player".
"He was the first to cross the door of our locker room to come and share a beer" after the World Cup final lost in 1999, he told the daily newspaper of the Australian political capital.
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The British press is not left out concerning the elusive winger who had caused some hassle to the rearguard of the selection of XV de la Rose by scoring in particular the first try of his international career in 1998 at the Stade de France against England.
The Times salutes "a genius" who had known "to embody the French Flair and at the same time fought against depression".
More sober, the daily The Guardian remains informative while placing Dominici among "the greatest tricolor rugby players".
"Like all rugby players, he was off the pitch as he was on the pitch," Mauro Bergamasco, the former third row of Italy and former partner of Dominici at the Stade Français, told the Gazzetta dello sport. .
He was an extremely motivating person, very charismatic.
The news left us stunned and I imagine the tragedy for the family, for their children.
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