Dan Carter says he picked Racing 92 because they match his own hunger to win
Former All Blacks fly-half settles into France hoping to emulate past glories with New Zealand and Crusaders
Double World Cup-winner Dan Carter arrived in Paris on Friday and immediately said he moved to France to continue the success he achieved with New Zealand and the Canterbury Crusaders back in his homeland.
The 33-year-old fly-half formally joins his new club Racing 92 this weekend, renewing his association with the French Top 14 championship after a brief stint with Perpignan in 2009.
His French team won the league that year but Carter played only five matches due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.
After playing for the Crusaders and the All Blacks ... I wanted to play for a team that had a strong vision of winning
But after a glory-laden 13 years playing in New Zealand, winning two Rugby World Cups, four Super Rugby titles and nine editions of the Tri-Nations or Rugby Championship, Carter remains as hungry as ever.
Asked why he had chosen Racing, Carter said they matched his personal ambition.
"A number of reasons really: the first one for me was the vision of the club," he said. "The calibre of players, wanting to strive to win competitions.
"After playing for the Crusaders and the All Blacks, which were two very successful teams, I wanted to play for a team that had a strong vision of winning.
"Also the arena that's being built, it's pretty exciting to play in such an amazing arena that's planned for next year - I'm sure the players are pretty excited about that.
