Former All Black Dan Carter returns to Racing 92 as an injury replacement after Kobelco Steelers release him

  • Dan Carter was released by Japan's Top League champions Kobelco Steelers 
  • Carter is expected to cover at flyhalf as Pat Lambie was forced into retirement
  • Carter, who played for the Parisian club from 2015-18, won the World Cup twice

Former All Black Dan Carter is coming back to Racing 92 as an injury replacement after being released by Japan's Top League champions Kobelco Steelers, the French Top 14 club said on Sunday.

The 36-year-old is expected to cover at flyhalf as Pat Lambie was forced into retirement because of ongoing effects of concussion.

'Carter is back,' Racing 92 wrote on their Twitter account, without elaborating.

Former All Black Dan Carter is coming back to Racing 92 as an injury replacement

Former All Black Dan Carter is coming back to Racing 92 as an injury replacement

Carter, who played for the Parisian club from 2015-18, won the World Cup twice with New Zealand in 2011 and 2015.


He helped to win the Top League title in his first season in Japan with the Steelers.