Carter, a three-time world player of the year, has been displaced at fly half this season by South African international Pat Lambie. Carter played 112 times for New Zealand but, at 36, is winding down his stint in France before heading off to play for Kobe Steelers in Japan in the summer. - Implacable defence -While Munster scrum half, Conor Murray, is in dazzling form, Racing combine a pacy, potent attack with great size and implacable defence. "That was the first time that we had played in a final in the European Cup," Lorenzetti explained. Carter played his part in the quarter-final in Clermont, coming off the bench for the last 20 minutes and setting up the decisive try with a pass to Machenaud.

Source: Bangkok Post April 21, 2018 00:22 UTC