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Dan Carter beats Richie McCaw to be voted rugby's player of the decade
Dan Carter has beaten out fellow All Blacks great Richie McCaw to be voted the player of the decade.
World Rugby last week launched a bracket style poll to be voted by the fans to help name the best player of the last 10 years.
16 players were nominated, seven of which were All Blacks, with McCaw and Carter winning out through to the final.
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In fact, the final four were all New Zealanders with Carter advancing to the final over Beauden Barrett and McCaw also beating incumbent captain Kieran Read.
Carter beat out McCaw with the final result announced today.
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The announcement of Carter as the world’s best player of the decade comes after the 37-year-old Kobelco Steelers playmaker won two World Cup titles in 2011 and 2015, while also claiming World Rugby Player of the Year awards in 2012 and 2015.
In 2013, he became an All Black centurion when he made his 100th test appearance against England at Twickenham, which was the same ground of which he signed off his international career on in New Zealand’s 34-17 World Cup final win over the Wallabies two years later.
Carter was named man of the match in that fixture, as he controlled the tempo of the game from first-five and guided the All Blacks to safety through his boot in the final 10 minutes to help secure the first-ever back-to-back World Cup crowns.
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The former Crusaders and Canterbury pivot ended his tenure in New Zealand with 1598 test points to his name from 112 outings, and has since gone on to win domestic titles in France and Japan with Racing 92 and Kobelco, respectively.
Carter will soon be back in action in the Top League with the Steelers alongside fellow New Zealanders Brodie Retallick, Andy Ellis, Richard Buckman, Tom Franklin, Hayden Parker, Matt Vant Leven, Sefo Kautai and Charlie Lawrence.
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The nonagon of Kiwis, of whom are coached by fellow countrymen Dave Dillon and Wayne Smith, could all take part in Kobelco’s opening match of the 2020 Top League campaign, which kicks-off against the Canon Eagles in Kobe on January 12.
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Good luck Aussie
10 Go to commentssmith at 9 / mounga 10 / laumape 12 / fainganuku 14
37 Go to commentsBar the injuries, it’s pretty much their top team …
2 Go to commentsDon’t disagree with much of this but it appears you forgot Rodda and Beale, who started at the Force on the weekend.
10 Go to commentsExcept for the injured Zach Gallagher this would be Saders best forward pack for the season. Blackadder needs to stay at 7, for all of Christies tackling he is not dominant and offers very little else. McNicholfullback is maybe a good option, Fihaki not really upto it, there was a reason Burke played there last year. Maybe Havilli to 2nd five McLeod to wing. Need a strong winger on 1 side to compliment Reece
1 Go to commentsTo me TJ is clearly the best 9 in the competition right now but he's also a proven player off the bench, there's few playmaking players who can come off the bench as calm and settled as he is, Beauden can, TJ can and I doubt any of the scrumhalves in contention can, if they want to experiment with new 9s I want him on the bench ready to step in if they crumble under the pressure. The Boks put their best front row on the bench, I'd like to see us take a similar approach, the Hurricanes have been doing similar things with players like Kirifi.
37 Go to commentsROG has better chance to win a WC if he starts training and make himself eligible as a player. He won’t make the Ireland squad but I reckon he may get close with Namibia (needs to improve his Afrikaans) or Portugal. Both sides had 1000:1 odds to win the RWC in 2023 which is an improvement on ROG’s odds of winning a RWC as a coach. Unlike Top 14 teams, national teams can’t go shopping and buy the best players - you work with the available talent pool and turn them into world beaters.
2 Go to commentsthat backline nope that backline is terrible why would you have sevu Reece when he’s not even top 5 wingers in the comp why have Blackadder when there’s better players no Scott barret isn’t an automatic the guy is more of a liability than anything why have him there when you have samipeni who’s far far better
37 Go to commentsAh, good to find you Nick. Agree with everything about Cale. So much to like about his game
49 Go to commentsNot too bad. Questions at 6, lock and HB for me. The ABs will be a lot stronger once Jordan and Roigard return. Also, work needs to be made to secure Frizzell back for next season and maybe also Mo’unga; they’re just wasting time playing in japan
37 Go to commentsOn the title, i wonder for many of those people it is a case something like a belief in working smarter, not harder?
1 Go to commentsForget Sotutu. One of those whose top level is Super Rugby. Id take a punt on Wallace Sititi Finau ahead of Glass body Blackadder.
37 Go to commentsI’m a pensioner so I've been around a bit. My opinion of SBW is he is an elite athlete and a great New Zealander and roll model. He has been to the top and knows what he's talking about. To all the negative comments regarding SBW the typical New Zealand way, cut that tall poppy down.
17 Go to commentsI'm not listening to a guy moralise over others when this is the guy who walked out mid season on Canterbury RLFC when he had a contract with them, what a hypocrite. All the Kiwis sticking up for this unprincipled individual because they can't accept justified criticism, he has zero credibility or integrity. Those praising him are a joke.
17 Go to commentsI’d put Finau at 6 instead of Blackadder but that’s the only change I’d make. Can’t wait to see who Razor picks.
37 Go to commentsTamati Williams, Codie Taylor, and Same Cane? Not sure about Hoskins Sotutu at test level. Wasn’t that impressive last season. Need a balance between experience and talent/youth.
37 Go to commentsInteresting insight. Fantastic athlete, and a genuine human being.
17 Go to commentsThey played at night in Suva last weekend and it’s an afternoon game forecast for 19 degrees in Canberra this weekend. Heat change is a non issue.
2 Go to commentsWishing Rosie a speedy recovery
1 Go to commentsObscene that SA haven’t been knocking
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