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« Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Amazing Azam | | Beaumont falls on hard times? » February 2, 2009 Posted on 02/02/2009 Carter's Perpignan career over after just five games It was sad to see Dan Carter's sabbatical come to a premature end after his Achilles woes returned at the weekend. You feel desperately sorry for the Catalan club after they only got five matches and a total of 361 minutes playing time out of the world's best player following his arrival in a blaze of publicity last year. I only hope the French club took out sufficient insurance on their investment - the package with which they lured Carter to the northern hemisphere would have seen the Kiwi pocket a reported £500,000 for a six-month stint. How much of that he will actually take back to New Zealand is still unknown but let's hope Perpignan don't have to cough up with the economic climate making things difficult as it is. I dare say that their club shop are also now stuck with a stack of No.10 shirts and other Carter-related paraphernalia to get rid of... On a more serious note, is this just a reminder about the physical toll that the game takes on a player's body in the elite game? In 2008, Carter helped steer the Crusaders to the Super 14 crown before going on to feature in 14 Tests for the All Blacks that spanned their crushing victories over England, his country's Tri-Nations triumph and a Grand Slam tour of the UK - all this before joining up with Perpignan who happen to play in the most physical league in the world. Add to this his numerous commercial commitments and the travel fatigue and no wonder his body is screaming 'give me a break!' Let this be a warning to you Mr McCaw. The New Zealand Rugby Union suits will not be the only ones urging players to think about their long-term welfare as opposed to short-term monetary gain. Comments
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