Carter fined for drink driving

Wed, Dec 20, 2017, 12:00 AM
AFP
by AFP
Dan Carter has been fined for drink driving. Photo: Getty Images
Dan Carter has been fined for drink driving. Photo: Getty Images

All Blacks great Dan Carter was fined just 1000 euros when he appeared in a French court on drink driving charges in October, according to recently released court documents AFP has seen.

The 35-year-old two-time World Cup winner who plays at Paris club Racing 92 was arrested in February on charges that can carry custodial sentences of two years.

Carter, who played 112 Tests for New Zealand, lost a sponsorship with Land Rover over the incident, which dented his image as one of rugby's most marketable players.

Dan Carter is keen to play on, but not sure where. Photo: Getty ImagesThe athlete was pulled over and breathalysed in Paris' chic 17th arrondissement and returned a reading showing a level of 0.87mg/l, which would see a driver lose six points from their licence.

"It would not seem necessary, given the slight gravity of the facts, to pronounce a prison sentence," the document from October reads.

"Much as I'd love to say I've moved on from it, it's something I'm going to have to live with for the rest of my life," Carter said in October.

"It actually made me feel sick and it makes me feel sick now, thinking and talking about it.

Carter will leave Racing 92 and sign a two-year contract with Japanese club Kobelco Steelers at the end of the season.

Share
RECAP: Buildcorp Australian Schools and Junior Rugby Union Championships - Day 3
Five options to replace Noah Lolesio after flyhalf undergoes surgery
Test centurion Matt Giteau believes Ben Donaldson should wear the Wallabies No.10 jersey against the British and Irish Lions. Photo: Getty Images
Wallabies great Giteau backs Donaldson to shine in Lolesio absence
'Very different': Hinds learning new experiences, leaning on Wallaroo stars for combinations ahead of Black Ferns