CARTER INDUCTED IN HALL OF FAME
DANIEL CARTER ENDED a turbulent last few months with the double good news that he has been cleared of doping and is to be inducted into the Rugby Players’ Association Hall of Fame.
Carter had been caught up in an alleged doping scandal when he and two other players were wrongly accused of failing drugs tests before a game earlier this year.
But Carter had medical clearance to take corticosteroids before the Top 14 final in Barcelona.
The all-time leading test point scorer will join an illustrious list of previous inductees, including Jonny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson, Sir Gareth Edwards and the 2016 winner Brian O’Driscoll.
Named World Rugby Player of the Year on three occasions, Carter has enjoyed an exceptional 14-year career, which has included 112 test caps, 1598 test points, three Super Rugby titles and the Rugby World Cup triumph in 2015.
“I’m honoured to be inducted into the RPA Hall of Fame alongside some true icons of the game. Rugby is the ultimate team sport but to receive an accolade of this kind is both humbling and very satisfying. I’ve worked extremely hard throughout my career so to be recognised by my peers in this way makes me feel immensely proud.”
Carter, who retired from the All Blacks a er their 2015 Rugby World Cup win and now plays for Racing 92 in France, will be honoured with his Hall of Fame induction at the RPA players’ awards function in London on May 10.