Comments on: Carter signs for Racing Métro as post RWC merry-go-round begins http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins Rugby Union opinion and discussion, for the fans, by the fans. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:47:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.8 By: Don P http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373518 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:55:54 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373518 Well DC hasn’t played much & we’ll have to see, but I suspect Hansen is moth balling him for nxt yr. As SL pointed out, the ABs have 9 over 30s in their squad (haven’t counted personally, but SL’s homework is likely correct), so their policy is exp for the big 1; when the hair dryer is on. Unlikely to discard all this exp unnecessarily, incl DC methinks.

]]> By: Blub http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373515 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:51:10 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373515 Good point Don. I am sure that (to use the England vernacular) he has plenty of “credit in the bank” (Pun intended), but he didn’t look like New Zealand’s best 10 (or even second best 10) in the autumn.

Good for him though.

]]> By: Don P http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373505 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:04:06 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373505 That last comment makes me feel as dry as a dead dingo’s donger, so I’m off to Wetherspoons to drown my sorrows!

PS Will DC start for the ABs in the WC?

]]> By: dingdongdenny http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373496 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:07:07 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373496 RIP Rugby.

DDD

]]> By: brighty http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373485 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:28:44 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373485 That wasn’t per year though Gerry. Pretty sure that prior to Carter the highest annual rugby union salary was Jonny W’s ~700K pounds.

]]> By: Gerry Hill http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373484 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:26:38 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373484 Actually it was Inga Tuigamala who was the first million pound player: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va%27aiga_Tuigamala

]]> By: Brighty http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373478 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:45:53 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373478 I don’t think so? Perhaps that was Euros?

]]> By: JohnnyBoom http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373477 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:19:11 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373477 Was Chabal not on a million a year?

]]> By: billyburgess http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373470 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:12:18 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373470 Great move by Dan. Well done and good luck!

]]> By: brighty http://www.therugbyblog.com/carter-signs-for-racing-metro-as-post-rwc-merry-go-round-begins#comment-373468 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:54:32 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=35980#comment-373468 Rugby’s first million pound a year player. An astonishing amount of money really given the reach of rugby, even for one of it’s stars. Do not begrudge the players at all, just don’t want some Leeds/Cardiff (football) style meltdown to be built up.

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