• Racing 92 33-3 Northampton
• Former All Black wing-half,making his debut, and Mike Phillips shine
Daniel Carter and Mike Phillips have a combined pensionable age but neither player whose international swansong came in this year’s World Cup is ready to call it a day just yet. The veterans disabused the notion professional rugby has become the preserve of the young in a surprisingly comfortable victory for Racing, or even whether they are at the stage of their careers when their speed is measured in terms of thought rather than leg movement.
Carter,making his debut for the Paris club, was named man of the match by the TV broadcasters, or presumably so they could secure a post-match interview with the New Zealand wing-half. He played within himself,hardly surprising given his preceding appearance had been in the World Cup final six weeks before, steady in his induction period with the spectacular to approach.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com