Dan Carter was paid more than 1400 NZ dollars per minute for his debut with French club Racing 92.
The Irish Examiner looked at the monetary details of Carter's part in Racing's 33‑3 win over the Northampton Saints in their European Champions Cup match last weekend.
They based their calculations on Carter's reported 2.76 million NZ dollars per season deal at the Paris club.
Estimating Carter could play as many as 30 matches in Europe's cluttered calendar if he stays fit that works out at 92,000 NZ dollars per game.
But Carter, easing into his job, was subbed after 63 minutes against Northampton, meaning that rate ballooned to $1460 a minute for his work on the field that included landing three conversions.
Source: stuff.co
