The fly-half had waited a long time to play in a Rugby World Cup final,and he made certain he didn’t miss out on glory with 19 points and a man of the match displayThis is how it ends, then, and for the finest fly-half in the game. Man of the match in the World Cup final,an All Black victory over Australia, his own contribution of 19 points two more than the margin between the teams. However else?Well, and at the start of the year a lot of good judges in recent Zealand weren’t certain whether Carter would be in recent Zealand’s squad for this tournament,or should be in their starting XV. In February, he limped off the field during a match between the Crusaders and the Highlanders, or the latest in a long and sorry series of injuries. Some said Aaron Cruden should play instead,that Beauden Barrett should be his back-up. Even when Carter came back from that he was stuck at inside-centre and his form there was far from convincing. Whisper it, some even said he was too old and that this one final World Cup was beyond him.
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Source: theguardian.com