Title for All Blacks, surgery for Carter
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August 23, 2010, Monday
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NEW Zealand flyhalf Daniel Carter will be out of action for up to eight weeks after being told he needs surgery on a troublesome right ankle injury.
Carter has carried the injury throughout the Tri-Nations, which New Zealand won with a game to spare on Saturday thanks to a 29-22 victory over world champion South Africa in Soweto, Johannesburg.
"Given that movement in my foot is being affected, it's obviously in my best interests to have the surgery now," Carter said in a New Zealand news release yesterday.
Carter, New Zealand's all-time leading points scorer, will miss the All Blacks final Tri-Nations match against Australia in Sydney on September 11 but should be fit for the tours of Hong Kong and Europe later in the year.
The Canterbury Crusader will undergo surgery tomorrow in Christchurch to remove loose material from around the joint, which was beginning to affect the strength in his calf muscle, the statement said.
The 28-year-old slotted four penalties and a conversion in Saturday's victory at the FNB Stadium, the All Blacks fifth win in as many matches as they claimed a 10th Tri-Nations title in 15 years.
New Zealand clinched the title after captain Richie McCaw and substitute Israel Dagg scored tries in the last two minutes.
The match, the first major game of rugby to be played in Soweto, was staged at the same venue that hosted last month's soccer World Cup final.
Forced his way
The All Blacks trailed 17-22 as they launched wave after wave of attacks and McCaw forced his way over in the left corner, the try only being awarded after a lengthy review by the television match official Shaun Veldsman.
Carter, who only succeeded with five of his nine kicks at goal, hacked the touchline conversion wide to leave the scores at 22-22.
But the All Blacks then won the kickoff and powerful center Ma'a Nonu muscled his way through midfield before firing out a long pass for replacement wing Dagg to run over the line unopposed, Carter kicking the conversion.
It was an unfortunate ending for South African captain John Smit who was celebrating his 100th test appearance.
"I'm proud of our boys," McCaw said. "We kept believing in what we were doing. We got some pressure on in that second half and perhaps their weary legs gave us a few opportunities that we managed to take.
The visitors had played most of the rugby, dominating possession and constantly probing with their ball-in-hand approach.
But the Springboks produced a passionate defensive performance, were far more accurate at the breakdowns and remained in front thanks to the faultless goal-kicking of flyhalf Morne Steyn, who scored five penalties and a conversion.
New Zealand now has 23 points while South Africa has lost four matches in a row.
Carter has carried the injury throughout the Tri-Nations, which New Zealand won with a game to spare on Saturday thanks to a 29-22 victory over world champion South Africa in Soweto, Johannesburg.
"Given that movement in my foot is being affected, it's obviously in my best interests to have the surgery now," Carter said in a New Zealand news release yesterday.
Carter, New Zealand's all-time leading points scorer, will miss the All Blacks final Tri-Nations match against Australia in Sydney on September 11 but should be fit for the tours of Hong Kong and Europe later in the year.
The Canterbury Crusader will undergo surgery tomorrow in Christchurch to remove loose material from around the joint, which was beginning to affect the strength in his calf muscle, the statement said.
The 28-year-old slotted four penalties and a conversion in Saturday's victory at the FNB Stadium, the All Blacks fifth win in as many matches as they claimed a 10th Tri-Nations title in 15 years.
New Zealand clinched the title after captain Richie McCaw and substitute Israel Dagg scored tries in the last two minutes.
The match, the first major game of rugby to be played in Soweto, was staged at the same venue that hosted last month's soccer World Cup final.
Forced his way
The All Blacks trailed 17-22 as they launched wave after wave of attacks and McCaw forced his way over in the left corner, the try only being awarded after a lengthy review by the television match official Shaun Veldsman.
Carter, who only succeeded with five of his nine kicks at goal, hacked the touchline conversion wide to leave the scores at 22-22.
But the All Blacks then won the kickoff and powerful center Ma'a Nonu muscled his way through midfield before firing out a long pass for replacement wing Dagg to run over the line unopposed, Carter kicking the conversion.
It was an unfortunate ending for South African captain John Smit who was celebrating his 100th test appearance.
"I'm proud of our boys," McCaw said. "We kept believing in what we were doing. We got some pressure on in that second half and perhaps their weary legs gave us a few opportunities that we managed to take.
The visitors had played most of the rugby, dominating possession and constantly probing with their ball-in-hand approach.
But the Springboks produced a passionate defensive performance, were far more accurate at the breakdowns and remained in front thanks to the faultless goal-kicking of flyhalf Morne Steyn, who scored five penalties and a conversion.
New Zealand now has 23 points while South Africa has lost four matches in a row.
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