Carter an uncommon denominator in All Blacks equation
Wayne Smith, Rugby Union editor | June 23, 2008

'KAHUI on the decoy run, Carter drifts wide ... sublime inside pass to Sivivatu, straightens, out to Ma'a Nonu ... brilliant try to the All Blacks".

Oh to be a television commentator when New Zealand is scoring set piece tries like the one against England in Christchurch on Saturday night. Come to think of it, like the two it scored.

No surprise that Carter was the common denominator in both, or rather the uncommon denominator because what he brings to the game isn't widely to be found in world rugby, if at all outside Matt Giteau. Indeed, Giteau still has much to learn about the art of five-eighth play from the All Blacks playmaker, even if he could teach Carter a thing or two about individual brilliance.

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