The Japanese club Dan Carter is likely to join named
All Blacks legend Dan Carter is set to finish his career in Japan with the Kobelco Steelers in the Japan Top League, as sources informed Kyodo News on Thursday.
Signing with Kobe Steelers would see Carter reunite with Andy Ellis, his longtime halfback partner with both the All Blacks and the Crusaders, along with former Wallaby star Adam Ashley-Cooper.
Former Wallabies and Queensland Reds attack coach Jim McKay is the head coach at Kobe.
The Steelers also have a relationship with Wayne Smith, a former coach with both New Zealand and the Crusaders Super Rugby side, and wear playing kit made by Adidas, who have a sponsorship deal with Carter.
Kobe were the first ever Top League champions in 2003-04 and finished fourth in the 2016/17 season. They are currently second on the table this season. The signing of Carter would further strengthen their status as title contenders.
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So if this ain’t the best Irish team ever then who exactly is? I don’t remember any other Irish team being this good & winning a series in the Land of the Long White Cloud. Yes I may rip them often for 8 X QF RWC exits & twice not even making it to the QF, but they’re a damn good team who many think can only improve, including me!
Go to commentsNot a squeek out of Leinster for weeks about this match. So quiet. The first team have been quitely building for this encounter under Nienaber’s direction. All fresh, all highly motivated. They are expecting a season’s best performance from Northhampton. They will match that. They will be fresher and apparently they will have 80,000 out of the 83,000 shouting for them. I do expect Northhampton to turn up big time. Not to be missed. On a tangent it is evident how the loss of a few Premiership teams has in some respect helped other Premiership teams and England. More quality over less teams makes the teams better, which has a knock on effect on England. Not the only factor contributing to England’s rise but one of them.
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