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Rugby. Dan Carter Reveals The 5 Hardest Players He’s Seen, 1 French Present

Former All Blacks star Dan Carter puts Thierry Dusautoir in the top 5 of the hardest players he has encountered during his career.
Former All Blacks star Dan Carter puts Thierry Dusautoir in the top 5 of the hardest players he has encountered during his career. (©Icon Sports)

Next Thursday, April 7, 2022, the ex-All Black Dan Carter (112 squads) has been at the heart of rugby news ever since the record holder of points on the international scene (1598 pts) has decided to take on a formidable challenge: on the grass field of Eden Park in Auckland, he will attempt 1598 shots on foot in 24 hours.

The goal: to raise money to help underprivileged children in the Pacific. It will be possible to do this, but also to follow the performance of the former No. 10 who drove through Perpignan and Racing 92, through her website

Carter: “So autoir?” He had great matches.”

Certainly The Rugby Pass Aotearoa Rugby Pod PodcastDan Carter also revealed the 5 toughest opponents he faced during his long career, notably characterized by winning two World Cups (2011 and 2015). And in 5and position we find the former third line and captain of the XV of France, Thierry Dusautoir

“I kept an eye on him every scrum because I knew he would hit me very hard. And during the big meetings he made great matches. Just like in 2007 and 2011 against the All Blacks,” says Dan Carter, who places The Dark Destroyer behind the Irish Brian O’Driscoll and Paul O’Connell (both 4and), as well as the New Zealander Jonah Lomu (3and

The Top 5 Most Terrifying Players Dan Carter Has Dealed With

1. Jonny Wilkinson (England)
2. Schalk Burger (South Africa)
3. Jonah Lomu (New Zealand)
4. Paul O’Connell and Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
5. Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Carter puts Jonny Wilkinson as No. 1

First in the standings? We find a player who played in the same position as Dan Carter: Jonny Wilkinson† “Why him? Probably because I held him in such high regard… I had a lot of respect for him. I remember a game in Wellington: I was on the bench, I wasn’t finished with the All Blacks, but I had attended a game of his where he was alone in control of everything. I had never seen anything like it. I said to myself: if I play n°10, I should do it like this”.

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