{"id":183107,"date":"2025-06-14T06:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T06:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/183107\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T06:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T06:42:07","slug":"dan-carter-didnt-hesitate-when-naming-the-best-fly-half-of-all-time-page-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/183107\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Carter didn&#8217;t hesitate when naming the best fly-half of all-time &#8211; Page 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thierry Dusautoir \u2013 \u201cBlinding games in big moments\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cHe had some blinding games in big moments \u2014 none more so than in the 2007 and 2011 World Cup games against the All Blacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>French captain Thierry Dusautoir tormented the All Blacks more than once. Carter vividly recalls Dusautoir\u2019s superhuman performance in the 2007 World Cup quarter-final, where the flanker made 38 tackles in one match. His leadership and commitment made him one of the most respected players in world rugby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0Thierry Dusautoir (France) \u2013 80 caps, 2011 IRB Player of the Year, captain in two World Cup finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonny Wilkinson \u2013 \u201cA bit of a fanboy moment\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cSomeone I really looked up to and I tried to have a similar work ethic. The 2005 Lions tour was a bit of a fanboy moment for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Carter and Wilkinson are often mentioned in the same breath, but for the Kiwi great, the admiration was clear. Wilkinson\u2019s relentless dedication, trademark drop goals, and 2003 World Cup-winning kick etched him into rugby folklore. The Englishman was more than just a boot\u2014he was a generational talent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0Jonny Wilkinson (England) \u2013 91 caps, 1,246 international points, World Cup winner (2003).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Richie McCaw \u2013 \u201cA real leader\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI learnt a lot from playing alongside my old mate. A real leader and took us to back-to-back World Cups. Thank God I was never on the opposite side!\u201d said Dan Carter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No list from Dan Carter would be complete without Richie McCaw. The two shared the pitch for the All Blacks during their most dominant era, including back-to-back World Cup wins in 2011 and 2015. Carter calls him a \u201creal leader\u201d\u2014and few would argue. McCaw was the ultimate captain and competitor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0Richie McCaw (New Zealand) \u2013 148 caps, 110 wins, two-time World Cup-winning captain (2011, 2015).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can You Name Every 2021 British &amp; Irish Lions Player?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Think you remember the 2021 Lions tour of South Africa? It\u2019s been a few years since that brutal, bruising, and controversial Test series \u2014 but true rugby heads never forget.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RUCK\u2019s Lions content is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4mU32Vm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">powered by\u00a0<strong>ISUZU<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>42 players<\/strong>\u00a0were named in Warren Gatland\u2019s final squad<\/li>\n<li>The Lions\u00a0<strong>won the First Test 22-17<\/strong>, but the Springboks hit back to\u00a0<strong>win the series 2-1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The decider? A gritty\u00a0<strong>19-16<\/strong>\u00a0Springbok victory that still stings for many fans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now it\u2019s time to test your memory.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How many of those 42 Lions can you name?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No hints. No positions. Just rugby IQ.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>You\u2019ve got 5 minutes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take the quiz, scroll down, and start typing.<br \/><strong>Let\u2019s see what you\u2019re made of.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thierry Dusautoir \u2013 \u201cBlinding games in big moments\u201d \u201cHe had some blinding games in big moments \u2014 none&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-183107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114680361356351922","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}