I’d consider playing for Hong Kong in Andrew Forrest’s Indo-Pacific competition, says Dan Carter ahead of Natixis Cup
The former All Black star admits he would be ‘silly not to have a look’ at the concept as his Racing 92 prepare to take on South Africa’s Sharks at Aberdeen
There is a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and the day Dan Carter might step out for Hong Kong but the former All Black star says he would be “silly not to have a look at it” if the opportunity arises.
There has been talk of Hong Kong fielding a team in Andrew Forrest’s Indo-Pacific Rugby Championship, if and when the mining magnate’s answer to the Western Force being cut from Super Rugby comes to fruition.
There has also been talk of each team – to be sourced from the likes of Hong Kong, Fiji, Singapore and Japan – featuring a number of marquee players. Carter, in town for this Saturday’s Natixis Cup, entertained the idea.
“I’m getting a bit old now, it might be as a coach,” he said as his Racing 92 side trained at King’s Park on Wednesday. “To be honest, I haven’t even thought about it.
“Obviously when ideas like that are put out you kind of wait for them to be set in stone and become official before you start looking at opportunities like that. But if it was to happen, you’d be silly not to have a look at it.”
