| Daniel Carter | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel William Carter | ||
| Date of birth | March 5 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Leeston is a small town with a population of 1299on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. The New Zealand region of Canterbury (Waitaha is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Nickname | DC, Dan | ||
| School | Christchurch Boys High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | First Five-Eighth | ||
| All Black No. | 1034 | ||
| Clubs | |||
| High School Old Boys RFC | |||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 2002–present | Canterbury | 19 | (161) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| 2003–present | Crusaders | 58 | (771) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2003–present | New Zealand | 45 | (687) |
Daniel William "Dan" Carter (born 5 March 1982 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and the All Blacks. Christchurch Boys' High School (known as CBHS) is a single sex state (public secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. High School Old Boys is a Rugby Union Football club based in Christchurch, New Zealand. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The following is a list of international Rugby union teams The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport.
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Carter made his provincial debut for Canterbury in 2002, and in 2003 was selected to play for Super 12 (now Super 14) franchise the Crusaders. The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the Initially playing mainly at second five-eighth Carter reached the final of the competition with the Crusaders in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Although they lost the 2003 and 2004 finals, by 2005 Carter had moved to first five-eighth. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 He regularly played with Andrew Mehrtens before Mehrtens left the team following their 2004 season. Andrew Philip Mehrtens MNZM (born 28 April 1973 in Durban, South Africa) is a In 2005 and 2006 the Crusaders won the competition, and in the 2006 season Carter scored the most individual points for a player in one season with 221. In April 2008, Carter was linked with a possible move to the Welsh Magners League region the Cardiff Blues along with Guinness Premiership returnees Northampton Saints until being linked to play next season with French teams Stade Toulousain or RC Toulonnais. Cardiff Blues (Gleision Caerdydd are one of the four professional Welsh Rugby union teams The English Premiership (known as the Guinness Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Guinness) is a professional league competition for Rugby Northampton Saints are a professional English Rugby union club from Northampton, England. Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French Rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. RC Toulonnais (also known as RC Toulon or just Toulon) is a French professional Rugby union based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte
In 2003, Carter made his All Blacks debut at age 21 in Hamilton, New Zealand, scoring 20 points. Hamilton ( Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealand 's fourth largest Urban area, and is the country's seventh largest City He was then capped against France in Christchurch, which the All Blacks won 31–23. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand He was also a substitute in a match against the Australia (the Wallabies) in Sydney, which the All Blacks won 50–21. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. Carter was then included in New Zealand's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, where he first gained serious international attention. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. Carter spent much of the latter stages of the tournament on the bench leaving New Zealand without a specialist goal-kicker. However, he did play in the games against Italy in Melbourne, which the All Blacks won 70–7, and the wins over Canada and Tonga. For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of For the Canadian Rugby league team see Canada national rugby league team. The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. Although he has been an All Black since 2003 he only secured a permanent position as the first five-eighth in the team during the 2004 tour to the United Kingdom and France displacing Carlos Spencer. Carlos James Spencer (born 14 October 1975 in Levin) is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer who plays at ( for Northampton He had been playing as a second five-eighths up until the end of the 2004 Tri-Nations. The 2004 Tri Nations Series, an annual Rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa After Carter's performance in the second All Blacks Test against the British and Irish Lions in 2005, he was hailed as the next big thing in world rugby. The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from He scored two tries, five penalties, and four conversions. He ended the match with 33 points, smashing the previous All Blacks record of 18 points in a Lions Test (Carter's second-half total of 22 points by itself was sufficient to top this).
As of April 2008, Carter is currently being offered "the biggest rugby contract in world rugby", at £750,000 per year to play for French rugby union club, Stade Toulousain, also known as Toulouse. Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French Rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. [1]
He has currently scored a total of 676 test points (21 tries, 122 conversions, 108 penalties, 1 drop goal) in 44 tests, at the outstanding average of 15. A try is the major way of scoring points in Rugby league and Rugby union. A try is the major way of scoring points in Rugby league and Rugby union. In Rugby football, the penalty is the main disciplinary sanction available to the referee to penalise players who commit deliberate infringements A drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of Football. It involves someone dropping a ball and then kicking it when it bounces off the ground 4 points a game. The All Blacks have only lost five games that Carter has featured in since his debut in June 2003 [2]. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. He is often referred to simply as "Dan" or "DC"
In November 2006, he released a book Dan Carter: Skills & Performance. It included stories about his relatively brief international rugby career as well as section on skills for younger players. Daniel Carter has also received attention off the field due to his underwear modelling for Jockey[3]. In 2004 and 2005, Carter was voted sexiest New Zealand male in a survey, receiving 35. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. 7% of the vote in 2005. [4]
Daniel Carter was the first person in the world to purchase a PC shipped with Windows Vista, buying a laptop which was auctioned off for charity for $4,000,000. Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops His long-time girlfriend, Honor Dillon, is a professional field hockey player and also plays for the Black Sticks, the New Zealand national hockey team. The New Zealand women's national field hockey team, Nicknamed The Black Sticks, represents New Zealand in the international field hockey competitions
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IRB International Player of the Year 2005 |
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| NAME | Carter, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daniel William Carter, Dan Carter |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | New Zealand Rugby union footballer. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Schalk ("Schalla" Burger Jr (born 13 April 1983 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African Rugby union player IRB Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by the International Rugby Board. Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw (born 31 December 1980 in Kurow, Oamaru) is a New Zealand Rugby union player 2005 International Rugby Board player of the year. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5 March 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand, New Zealand |
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