For some quizmaster, here’s the question: what was special about Dan Carter’s final contribution in an All Black jersey? Ah, that must have been the 2015 World Cup final at Twickenham. New Zealand beat Australia 34-17, though the scoreline offered a false impression of a fiercely contested match. Only towards the end did the All Blacks get daylight on the scoreboard.
The clinching try came in the 79th minute, Beauden Barrett sprinting onto Ben Smith’s kick to score beside the posts. At that point Carter had amassed 1,596 points in international rugby, 350 more than the next best, Jonny Wilkinson. So why should anyone recall that last conversion in a final that was already decided?
The distinctive feature was that he kicked it with his
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