Four years ago, Dan Carter dazzled on rugby's biggest stage to help the All Blacks defend their Rugby World Cup title in England but the legendary first‑five admits that moment almost never happened.
Carter revealed in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that after his heartbreaking groin injury in 2011 saw him miss out on helping the All Blacks claim the Webb Ellis Cup, he was almost ready to give up on international rugby.
Carter says the injury changed everything and he actually thought that 2011 would be his last World Cup.
He says he refocused his goals, stayed in New Zealand and set his sights towards 2015.
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