Rugby fans of a certain vintage will understand just how significant the comments of Barry John are in making an assessment of Dan Carter's play at first five-eighths. For those who don't know, John was the linchpin of the rugby unleashed on New Zealand by the 1971 British and Irish Lions under the coaching eye of Carwyn James. They remain the only Lions side to have won a series in New Zealand.
Barry John's view of Dan Carter
Barry John's view of Dan Carter
Barry John's view of Dan Carter
Rugby fans of a certain vintage will understand just how significant the comments of Barry John are in making an assessment of Dan Carter's play at first five-eighths. For those who don't know, John was the linchpin of the rugby unleashed on New Zealand by the 1971 British and Irish Lions under the coaching eye of Carwyn James. They remain the only Lions side to have won a series in New Zealand.