Dan Carter

Carter was born in a small town 10 minutes drive from the Carter family home in Southbridge in the South Island of New Zealand, to Neville and Bev Carter and has one older sister, Sarah.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/3086803/Parents-gift-led-to-Dan-Carters-talent |title=Parents' gift led to Dan Carter's talent |first=Richard |last=Knowler |work=Rugby Heaven |publisher=Fairfax/Stuff.co.nz |date=23 November 2009 |access-date=30 March 2011}} From the age of 5, he played with Southbridge Rugby Club as a half back (scrum half) and would go on to make representative teams for Ellesmere & Canterbury Country. He attended Ellesmere College where he played mostly at first five-eighth, and then in his final year he transferred to Christchurch Boys' High School to further his chances of succeeding in rugby.{{Cite web |last=Skippers |first=David |date=2019-07-17 |title=My Rugby World Cup hero: Dan Carter |url=https://www.planetrugby.com/my-rugby-world-cup-hero-dan-carter |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=PlanetRugby |language=en}} Some have said he was a shy and quiet young man who kept grand aspirations to himself.{{cite web |last=Coursey |first=Michelle |title=Dan Carter: I was a shy kid |url=http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrity/dan-carter-i-was-a-shy-kid/ |publisher=NZ Woman's Weekly |access-date=27 June 2011}} His great uncle was Canterbury and New Zealand half back Bill Dalley, a member of the 1924–25 Invincibles and later a Canterbury rugby administrator.

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Carter made his provincial debut for Canterbury in 2002, and in 2003 was signed by the Super Rugby side the Crusaders. Initially playing mainly at second five-eighth Carter reached the final of the Super 12 competition with the Crusaders in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Although they lost the 2003 and 2004 finals, in 2005 Carter had moved to first five-eighth. He regularly played with first-five eighth Andrew Mehrtens before Mehrtens left the team following their 2004 season. In 2005 and 2006 the Crusaders won the competition, and in the 2006 season Carter scored the most individual points for a player in one season with 221.

In April 2008, Carter was linked with several European clubs. In June 2008, Carter made the decision to sign a six-month contract with French club side Perpignan, who then paid Carter the equivalent of £30,000 per game, during his sabbatical season.{{

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On 31 January 2009 Carter ruptured his Achilles tendon playing for Perpignan against Stade Francais, but Perpignan still managed to win the Top 14 despite Carter being injured for the remainder of the season.

He recovered in time to play for his home provincial union, Canterbury, in the opening game of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup. He then won selection to play for the All Blacks against Australia on 22 August 2009 after a few months of recovery. In May 2012, Carter was the top scorer in Super Rugby history, with 1301 points.{{cite news |agency=NZPA |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/3569794 |title=Crusaders win as Dan Carter sets record |date=10 April 2010 |work=Stuff |publisher=Fairfax |access-date=27 September 2011}}

In December 2014 it was announced Carter would be joining Parisian club Racing Metro after the 2015 Rugby World Cup, on a three-year deal worth a reported €1,500,000 a season, making him the world's highest paid rugby player.{{cite news |agency=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/30528064 |title=Dan Carter to end All Blacks career after World Cup for Racing Metro |date=18 December 2014}} In November 2015 Carter revealed that, while recovering from an Achilles tendon tear in 2013, he met with Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots of the National Football League about possibly joining the team as a kicker.{{Cite web|title = Dan Carter: The day I was tempted to quit the All Blacks and play American Football|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/dan-carter/11993945/Dan-Carter-The-day-I-was-tempted-to-leave-he-All-Blacks-and-play-American-Football.html|website = Telegraph.co.uk| date=14 November 2015 |access-date = 2015-11-14}} On 24 June 2016, Carter helped Racing Metro win the 2016 Top 14 final with a 29–21 win against Toulon at Camp Nou, Barcelona scoring 15 points (5 penalties) and was named Man of the Match despite being down to 14 men 18 minutes into the game after teammate Maxime Machenaud got sent off for a dangerous tackle on Australian international Matt Giteau.

On 25 November 2017, Carter left Racing 92 in France at the end of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/11/25/dan-carter-leave-racing-92-end-season-completely-new-challenge/|publisher=Telegraph|title=Dan Carter to leave Racing 92 at the end of season for 'completely new challenge' in Japan|date=25 November 2017|access-date=9 March 2018}}

On 16 July 2018, Carter joined Kobelco Steelers, a club in the Japanese Top League.{{cite web |url=https://www.kobelcosteelers.com/news/information/2018/07/180716-press.php |title=7月16日（月・祝）ダン・カーター選手の入団記者会見を行いました

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On 17 February 2019, it was announced that Dan Carter was returning to Racing 92 as injury cover after Patrick Lambie was forced to retire due to concussions.

On 4 June 2020, it was announced that Dan Carter was joining The Blues for Super Rugby Aotearoa. However he never made a professional appearance for the side.

On 20 February 2021, Dan Carter announced that he was retiring from professional rugby via his Instagram.

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In June 2003, Carter made his All Blacks debut at age 21 in Hamilton, New Zealand, scoring 20 points against Wales. He was then capped against France in Christchurch, which the All Blacks won 31–23. He was also a substitute in a match against Australia (the Wallabies) in Sydney, which the All Blacks won 50–21. Carter was then included in New Zealand's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, where he first gained serious international attention. Carter spent much of the later stages of the tournament on the bench leaving New Zealand without a specialist goal-kicker. However, he did play in the games against Italy in Melbourne, which the All Blacks won 70–7, and the wins over Canada and Tonga. Although he has been an All Black since 2003 he only secured a permanent position as the first five-eighth in the team during the 2004 tour to the United Kingdom and France displacing Carlos Spencer. He had been playing as a second five-eighths up until the end of the 2004 Tri-Nations.

In 2005, Carter starred in the All Blacks 48–18 win over the British & Irish Lions. He scored two tries, five penalties, and four conversions. He ended the match with 33 points, passing the previous All Blacks record of 18 points in a Lions Test (Carter's second-half total of 22 points by itself was sufficient to top this). The performance was later described by The Guardian as "the definitive fly-half display of the modern era".{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/11/rugby-union-autumn-international-scotland-new-zealand |title=New Zealand's Dan Carter unstoppable in six-try romp against Scotland |date=12 November 2012 |work=Guardian |location=UK |access-date=12 November 2012 |first=Robert |last=Kitson}}

File:DC conversion.jpg Carter was named IRB Player of the Year in 2005, becoming the first New Zealander to win the award.

On 27 November 2010, after scoring a halfway penalty against Wales, Carter became the highest point scorer of all time,{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/8157751/Wales-v-New-Zealand-Dan-Carter-the-unstoppable-points-machine-for-the-All-Blacks.html |title=Wales v New Zealand: Dan Carter the unstoppable points machine for the All Blacks |date=25 November 2010 |work=Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=25 November 2010 |first=Brendan |last=Gallagher}}{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/wales/8162341/Wales-25-New-Zealand-37-match-report.html |title=Wales 25 New Zealand 37: match report |date=28 November 2010 |work=Telegraph.co.uk}} overtaking England's Jonny Wilkinson's previous record of 1,178 although Wilkinson took the record back on 26 February 2011 against France. Carter reclaimed the record on 30 July 2011 when he advanced to 1,204 points in the first tri-nations match of the 2011 series against South Africa. He has currently scored a total of 1,598 test points (29 tries, 293 conversions, 281 penalties, and 8 drop goals) in 112 tests, with an average of 14.27 points a game (the highest average for players who have scored more than 500 Test points). Along with Richie McCaw Carter earns 750,000 NZD a year being the joint highest paid player in New Zealand. This high paying contract by the New Zealand Rugby Union is not subject to form or fitness as both players are regarded as integral to the All Blacks 2011 Rugby World Cup plans. It was announced on 1 October that Carter would captain the All Blacks for the first time against Canada. However, it was later announced that Carter would miss the rest of the 2011 Rugby World Cup after tearing a groin tendon during the final training session before the match against Canada.{{cite web |last=Averis |first=Mike |title=Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand lose Dan Carter to groin injury |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/oct/02/dan-carter-new-zealand-groin-injury |publisher=Guardian |access-date=2 October 2011 |date=2 October 2011 |location=London}} Carter has signed a contract to re-sign with the NZRU until 2015.{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Ford |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/4343395/Rodney-So-oialo-Ali-Williams-on-a-roll |title=Rodney So'oialo, Ali Williams on a roll |work=Rugby Heaven |publisher=Fairfax |date=14 November 2010 |access-date=25 November 2010}}

Carter was named IRB Player of the Year in 2012,{{cite web |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Carter-Hansen-All-Blacks-sweep-IRB-rugby-awards/tabid/415/articleID/279066/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223045446/http://www.3news.co.nz/Carter-Hansen-All-Blacks-sweep-IRB-rugby-awards/tabid/415/articleID/279066/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2013 |work=3 News NZ |publisher=MediaWorks |title=Carter, Hansen, ABs sweep IRB awards |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=3 May 2012 }} but eyebrows were raised when he missed out being named in the shortlist for New Zealand Player of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Carter-misses-NZ-Player-of-Year-shortlist/tabid/415/articleID/279938/Default.aspx |work=3 News |publisher=MediaWorks |location=New Zealand |title=Carter misses NZ Player of Year shortlist |date=11 December 2012 |access-date=11 December 2012}}

On 16 November 2013, Carter became the fifth All Black to play 100 caps when New Zealand defeated England by 30–22 at Twickenham on their end of year tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/24949390 |title=England lose 30–22 to New Zealand at Twickenham |date=16 November 2013 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=20 November 2013}}

On 17 July 2015, Carter and Richie McCaw played their final match in Christchurch together, after Carter took a deal to play for Racing Metro in France.{{Cite news |title=Dan and Richie: the boys made good |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11482279&ref=NZH_FBpage |newspaper=New Zealand Herald |date=17 July 2015|access-date = 16 July 2015 |issn=1170-0777 |first=Kris |last=Shannon}} On 15 August 2015 Carter played his final test in New Zealand in the Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park, a trophy he has never lost since his debut.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnzaD-eutfU Dan Carter's Bledisloe Cup Legacy|Sky TV] He later appeared with McCaw in a Men In Black themed safety video for Air New Zealand.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/71077402/|title=Air NZ teams up with All Blacks for new safety video|date=13 August 2015|author=Tao Lin|publisher=Stuff }}

In the 2015 Rugby World Cup final against Australia, Carter scored four penalties, converted two tries (with the final one taken with his right boot), and kicked a drop goal that gave the All Blacks the winning moment. Due to the performance, he was named the Man of the Match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/73565170/all-blacks-firstfive-dan-carter-says-rugby-world-cup-glory-is-a-dream-come-true|title = All Blacks first-five Dan Carter says Rugby World Cup glory is 'a dream come true'|date = 31 October 2015}} Following the All Blacks' victory, he received the IRB Player of the Year{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/73585869/dan-carter-wins-world-rugby-player-of-the-year-award |title=Carter says Rugby World Cup glory is a dream come true |work=Stuff |date=2 November 2015 }} award for the third time.

Carter holds the world record for the total number of conversions (293) and also total number of penalties (281) in rugby.

He also holds the record for test points scored against England (178), France (163) and South Africa (255).{{cite web |title=Dan Carter: All Black legend's record-breaking career in numbers |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/619356/dan-carter-career-in-numbers |publisher=World Rugby |access-date=22 August 2023}}

Carter is the only player in rugby history to have scored more than 1,500 test points a total of 1,598 which is 352 more than second place Jonny Wilkinson. Carter also holds the record for average points per match (for players who have scored more than 500 points) of 14.27.{{cite web |title=Dan Carter: Reflecting on a world record test career |date=21 October 2021 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018817298/dan-carter-reflecting-on-a-world-record-test-career |publisher=Radio New Zealand |access-date=25 August 2023}}

Carter holds the all-time record for most conversions in World Cup matches at 58.

Test record overall:{{cite web |url=http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=1031 |title=Dan Carter |publisher=allblacks.com |access-date=7 July 2013}}

Test tries:{{cite web |url=http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/14233.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=date;template=results;triesmin1=1;triesval1=tries;type=player;view=match |title=Statsguru / Player analysis / Dan Carter / Test matches |publisher=ESPN |work=Scrum |access-date=22 June 2010}}

Carter became engaged to his longtime girlfriend and former Black Sticks striker Honor Dillon in October 2010 when she was a marketing manager at DB Breweries.{{cite web |url=http://www.admedia.co.nz/2011/08/16/db-breweries/ |title=DB Breweries |work=Admedia |publisher=Mediaweb |date=16 August 2011 |access-date=2 May 2013}} The couple married on 9 December 2011,{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/6114617/Dan-Carter-and-Honor-Dillon-married |title=Dan Carter and Honor Dillon married |first1=Blair |last1=Ensor |first2=Rachel |last2=Young |first3=Michael |last3=Daly |work=Rugby Heaven |publisher=Fairfax |date=9 December 2011 |access-date=26 August 2012}} and have gone on to have four children.{{cite web |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Dan-Carter-announces-birth-of-a-son/tabid/418/articleID/292372/Default.aspx |work=3 News |title=Dan Carter welcomes birth of a son |date=30 March 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/67619145/dan-carter-has-second-son-baby-healthy-and-handsome |title=Dan Carter has second son, baby 'healthy, and handsome' |date=5 April 2015 |access-date=5 April 2015}}{{cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/109982759/party-of-five-all-blacks-great-dan-carter-and-wife-honor-announce-arrival-of-third-child | title=Party of five: All Blacks great Dan Carter and wife Honor announce arrival of third child | date=16 January 2019 }}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-13 |title=Dan and Honor Carter announce birth of baby boy, Cruz Charles |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/300331947/dan-and-honor-carter-announce-birth-of-baby-boy-cruz-charles |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Stuff |language=en}} Wedding guests included Richie McCaw and All Blacks former coach Graham Henry.{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772006 |work=New Zealand Herald |first=Jarrod |last=Booker |title=Rugby royalty head to the venue for Dan's biggest match |date=9 December 2011 |access-date=3 May 2013}}

Carter has modelled for Jockey underwear on billboards worldwide since 2003.{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Daniels |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/advertising/news/article.cfm?c_id=111&objectid=10476721&pnum=1 |title=Jockey taking Dan Carter ads worldwide |work=New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN |date=18 November 2007 |access-date=27 January 2010}}{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/national-news/9111932/Dan-Carter-Ten-years-in-his-Jockeys |title=Dan Carter: Ten years in his Jockeys |author=Knight, Kim |date=1 September 2013 |work=Auckland Now |access-date=1 September 2013}} In 2009, Carter's future wife joined him in one campaign.{{ cite web |url= http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/dan-carter-strips-off-girlfriend-2871422 | title=Dan Carter strips off with girlfriend | work=One News | publisher=Television New Zealand |date=26 July 2009|access-date=27 January 2010}} In 2004 and 2005, Carter was voted sexiest New Zealand male in a survey, receiving 35.7% of the vote in 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.fpanz.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_fpanz/SITE_news/media_releases/Durex_Lovers.asp |title= Home - Family Planning|website=www.fpanz.org.nz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015033504/http://www.fpanz.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_fpanz/SITE_news/media_releases/Durex_Lovers.asp |archive-date=15 October 2006}} In 2008, American Cable Channel E! judged Carter to be 11th on its list of the world's sexiest men,{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/712815/American-TV-puts-sexy-Dan-Carter-in-11th-heaven |title=American TV puts sexy Dan Carter in 11th heaven |work=Rugby Heaven |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=10 November 2008 |access-date=11 May 2012}} and in 2010 E! voted him the world's 3rd sexiest male athlete.{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/s-official-ladies-dan-carter-off-market-3837428 |title=It's official, ladies – Dan Carter off the market |work=News |publisher=TVNZ |date=15 October 2010 |access-date=11 May 2012}}

Carter has also been a spokesmodel for Daikin heat pumps,{{cite web |url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/nz/2011/04/all-black-legend-dan-carter-an.html |title=All Black legend Dan Carter and Daikin, a hot combination |publisher=Campaign Brief NZ |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=2 May 2013}} and from mid-2011, Philips electric shavers.{{cite web |last=Robert |first=Deirdre |url=http://www.stoppress.co.nz/news/2011/07/dan-carter-pulls-out-the-razor-and-shares-an-reveals-different-side/ |title=Dan Carter pulls out the razor and shares different side |work=Stop Press |publisher=Tangible Media |location=New Zealand |date=19 July 2011 |access-date=2 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405193518/http://www.stoppress.co.nz/news/2011/07/dan-carter-pulls-out-the-razor-and-shares-an-reveals-different-side/ |archive-date=5 April 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Both Dan and Honor Carter have been spokespeople for Chemist Warehouse since 2020. They are also shareholders for Farradays, a luxury department store and bar in Parnell.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Spy: Dan and Honor Carter's luxury venture |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-dan-and-honor-carters-luxury-venture/BWZVXX72KTARQSSXOAFC2US4TU/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}

In February 2017, Carter was caught driving in Paris with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/89509556/dan-carter-admits-massive-error-over-alleged-drink-driving|title=Dan Carter admits 'massive error' over alleged drink driving|website=Stuff |date=17 February 2017 |access-date=2017-02-24}} He was subsequently dropped by his sponsor, Land Rover.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/89632342/car-sponsor-dumps-dan-carter-over-drinkdriving-charge|title=Car sponsor dumps Dan Carter over drink-driving charge|website=Stuff |date=20 February 2017 |access-date=2017-02-24}}

In May 2018, Carter stated that he declined an offer to switch to National Football League (NFL) as a kicker for New England Patriots after The Rugby World Cup in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/dan-carter-interview-part-iii-nfl-aging-athletes-life-rugby|title=The Dan Carter Interview - Part III: The NFL, Aging Athletes and Life after Rugby|website=www.rugbypass.com|date=3 May 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-05-09}}

• NPC/Air New Zealand Cup Champion, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.testrugby.com/Dan-Carter/6389-b526e769-2aa7-47ac-abe8-04c087108ad4/ |title=Dan Carter |work=testrugby.com}}
• Ranfurly Shield holderRanfurly Shield in 2009

• Super Rugby Champion 2005, 2006 and 2008
• NZ Conference Winner, 20112011 Super Rugby season
• Super Rugby Centurion[http://www.superxv.com/video/carter-to-play-his-100th-super-rugby-game-for-the-crusaders/carter-to-play-his-100th-super-rugby-game-for-the-crusaders-video_9452f1745.html Carter to play his 100th Super Rugby game for the Crusaders Video by Carter to play his 100th Super Rugby game for the Crusaders] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423053832/http://www.superxv.com/video/carter-to-play-his-100th-super-rugby-game-for-the-crusaders/carter-to-play-his-100th-super-rugby-game-for-the-crusaders-video_9452f1745.html |date=23 April 2014 }}

• Top 14 Champion 2009{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/feb/01/dan-carter-achilles-injury-perpignan-stade-francais-new-zealand-all-blacks |title=Rugby union: Perpignan's Dan Carter out for the season thanks to achilles tendon injury |work=The Guardian |date=February 2009 }}

• Top 14 Champion 2016

• Top League Champion 2018

• Rugby World Cup champion, 2011 and 2015{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/280537.html|title= Awesome All Blacks make history|date=31 October 2015|work=ESPN|access-date=2 November 2015}}
• Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship champion, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014
• Bledisloe Cup 2003 - 2015
• British & Irish Lions series victory, 2005{{cite web |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/player/14233.html |title=Dan Carter – Rugby Union – Players and Officials – ESPN Scrum |work=ESPN scrum}}
• Home Nations Grand Slam Tour, 2005,{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/all-blacks/grading-grand-slams-3916911 |title=Grading the All Blacks' Grand Slams |work=TVNZ}} 2008{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/nov/03/newzealandrugbyunionteam-rugbyunion |title=Carter: 'We have the grit to win another grand slam' |work=The Guardian |date=3 November 2008 }} and 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/214152/All-Blacks-complete-Grand-Slam |title=All Blacks complete Grand Slam |work=Express.co.uk|date=27 November 2010 }}
• All Black test centurion{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/9409615/Carter-set-for-scan-as-injury-spoils-100th-test |title=Carter set for scan |work=Stuff |date=16 November 2013 }}

• Kelvin Tremain Memorial Trophy (NZ Player of the Year) 2004{{cite web |url=http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=displayNews&newsArticle=3212 |title=9 Feb 2006 | 2005 Steinlager Rugby Awards winners announced | allblacks.com - official site of the All Blacks |access-date=2013-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628095322/http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=displayNews&newsArticle=3212 |archive-date=28 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }} and 2005
• Rebel Sport Super 14 Player of the Year 2004 and 2006
• IRB Player of the Year 2005,Irb player of the year 2012{{cite web |title=Dan Carter named IRB Player of the Year |url=http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2064590.html#dan+carter+named+irb+player+year |publisher=IRB |access-date=3 December 2012 |date=3 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206030248/http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2064590.html#dan+carter+named+irb+player+year |archive-date=6 December 2012 |url-status=dead }} and 2015 (Nominee in 2006 and 2008)
• BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year 2015
• Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby, 2016 New Year Honours.{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2016 | title=New Year honours list 2016 |date=31 December 2015 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | access-date=16 January 2018}}
• Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year 2016{{cite news|title=All Blacks, Dan Carter winners at the prestigious Laureus Sport Awards|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/79066818/All-Blacks-Dan-Carter-winners-at-the-prestigious-Laureus-Sport-Awards|access-date=19 April 2016|work=Stuff |date=19 April 2016}}
• All Time Super Rugby Leading Points ScorerList of Super Rugby records
• All Time International Rugby Leading Point ScorerList of leading rugby union test point scorers
• World Rugby Hall of Fame Inductee - Number 162 (2023)

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Category:1982 births

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