WELLINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Factbox on All Blacks flyhalf Daniel Carter who re-signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union on a four-year contract on Wednesday.
Born: March 5, 1982 in Leeston, Canterbury
MAKING HIS MARK
* Top scores for New Zealand in the under-21 World Cup in South Africa in 2002.
* Named in the Canterbury side in 2002, where he makes his provincial debut against Marlborough.
* Makes his Super rugby debut for the Canterbury Crusaders against the Wellington Hurricanes in 2003.
* Picked for the All Blacks by then coach John Mitchell, to make his debut at inside centre in the 55-3 victory over Wales in Hamilton, scoring a try and slotting six conversions and a penalty.
* Principally plays inside centre for the 2003 World Cup and much of the 2004 international season, outside either Carlos Spencer or Andrew Mehrtens.
* Cemented himself as the first choice flyhalf in the All Blacks after making his first start in the position against Italy in Rome on the side's northern hemisphere tour in late 2004.
* Named as New Zealand's Player of the Year for the first time.
LIONS TAMING
* His personal battle with England's World Cup winning flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson is anticipated as one of the many highlights of the British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand in 2005.
* Wilkinson, however, is named at inside centre for the first test, a 21-3 victory for the All Blacks in a bitterly cold Christchurch.
* The pair face off in the 10-jersey in the second test but Carter scores a record 33 points in the All Blacks' 48-18 rout of the Lions at Westpac Stadium, and displays his incisive running and immense strength breaking several tackles and fending off larger defenders.
* Misses the final test of the series with injury, but continues his form throughout the Tri-Nations and is named the International Rugby Board and New Zealand's player of the year.
ALL BLACKS DOMINATION
* Becomes an integral part of the All Blacks side that dominated the test calendar in 2006 by losing just one game in 11 internationals, including a record 47-3 thrashing of France in Lyon a year out from the World Cup.
* Was one of 22 All Blacks players left out of the first part of the 2007 Super rugby season in order to undergo a conditioning programme ahead of the World Cup.
* Started all of New Zealand's Tri-Nations games in 2007 and the All Blacks' opening match of the World Cup when they thrashed Italy 76-14. Also started in the less than convincing 40-0 victory over a defensive-minded Scotland.
* Limped off after 55 minutes of the All Blacks surprising 20-18 quarter-final loss to France with the television shots of a haunted-looking Carter at the conclusion of the game becoming an enduring image of New Zealand's worst World Cup finish.
SABBATICAL
* In June 2008, he signs with French club Perpignan on a six-month contract as part of a NZRU-agreed sabbatical, allowing him to miss the 2009 Super rugby season.
* Suffers an Achilles' tendon rupture against Stade Francais in Jan. 2009, ruling him out of the rest of the French season though he stayed in France until the end of his contact. Perpignan won the Top 14 title.
* Returned to New Zealand and played for Canterbury in the national provincial championship before he was rushed back into the All Blacks for their Tri-Nations clash with Australia in Sydney. Kicks a late penalty goal to give the All Blacks a 19-18 victory.
POINTS RECORDS
* Surpasses Mehrtens as the highest New Zealand points scorer in Super rugby when he slots four penalties and two conversions in the Crusaders' 26-19 victory over the Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton on March 12, 2010. Finishes the game on 996 points.
* Is the first New Zealand player, and second overall, to score 1,000 points in Super rugby when he slots a penalty early in the Crusaders 26-26 draw with the Wellington Hurricanes on April 2.
* Becomes the first New Zealand player to score 1,000 test points when he converted Kieran Read's early try in the All Blacks 66-28 rout of a 14-man Ireland side in New Plymouth on June 12.
* Overtakes Wilkinson as the highest-points scorer in international rugby when he slots a long-range penalty early in the All Blacks 37-25 victory over Wales on Nov. 27. Finishes the game with 12 points and on 1,188 so far in his career. Wilkinson moved ahead again against France in February.
* Carter has now played 79 test matches and scored 1,188 points (29 tries, 208 conversions, 207 penalties, 2 drop-goals).
Born: March 5, 1982 in Leeston, Canterbury
MAKING HIS MARK
* Top scores for New Zealand in the under-21 World Cup in South Africa in 2002.
* Named in the Canterbury side in 2002, where he makes his provincial debut against Marlborough.
* Makes his Super rugby debut for the Canterbury Crusaders against the Wellington Hurricanes in 2003.
* Picked for the All Blacks by then coach John Mitchell, to make his debut at inside centre in the 55-3 victory over Wales in Hamilton, scoring a try and slotting six conversions and a penalty.
* Principally plays inside centre for the 2003 World Cup and much of the 2004 international season, outside either Carlos Spencer or Andrew Mehrtens.
* Cemented himself as the first choice flyhalf in the All Blacks after making his first start in the position against Italy in Rome on the side's northern hemisphere tour in late 2004.
* Named as New Zealand's Player of the Year for the first time.
LIONS TAMING
* His personal battle with England's World Cup winning flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson is anticipated as one of the many highlights of the British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand in 2005.
* Wilkinson, however, is named at inside centre for the first test, a 21-3 victory for the All Blacks in a bitterly cold Christchurch.
* The pair face off in the 10-jersey in the second test but Carter scores a record 33 points in the All Blacks' 48-18 rout of the Lions at Westpac Stadium, and displays his incisive running and immense strength breaking several tackles and fending off larger defenders.
* Misses the final test of the series with injury, but continues his form throughout the Tri-Nations and is named the International Rugby Board and New Zealand's player of the year.
ALL BLACKS DOMINATION
* Becomes an integral part of the All Blacks side that dominated the test calendar in 2006 by losing just one game in 11 internationals, including a record 47-3 thrashing of France in Lyon a year out from the World Cup.
* Was one of 22 All Blacks players left out of the first part of the 2007 Super rugby season in order to undergo a conditioning programme ahead of the World Cup.
* Started all of New Zealand's Tri-Nations games in 2007 and the All Blacks' opening match of the World Cup when they thrashed Italy 76-14. Also started in the less than convincing 40-0 victory over a defensive-minded Scotland.
* Limped off after 55 minutes of the All Blacks surprising 20-18 quarter-final loss to France with the television shots of a haunted-looking Carter at the conclusion of the game becoming an enduring image of New Zealand's worst World Cup finish.
SABBATICAL
* In June 2008, he signs with French club Perpignan on a six-month contract as part of a NZRU-agreed sabbatical, allowing him to miss the 2009 Super rugby season.
* Suffers an Achilles' tendon rupture against Stade Francais in Jan. 2009, ruling him out of the rest of the French season though he stayed in France until the end of his contact. Perpignan won the Top 14 title.
* Returned to New Zealand and played for Canterbury in the national provincial championship before he was rushed back into the All Blacks for their Tri-Nations clash with Australia in Sydney. Kicks a late penalty goal to give the All Blacks a 19-18 victory.
POINTS RECORDS
* Surpasses Mehrtens as the highest New Zealand points scorer in Super rugby when he slots four penalties and two conversions in the Crusaders' 26-19 victory over the Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton on March 12, 2010. Finishes the game on 996 points.
* Is the first New Zealand player, and second overall, to score 1,000 points in Super rugby when he slots a penalty early in the Crusaders 26-26 draw with the Wellington Hurricanes on April 2.
* Becomes the first New Zealand player to score 1,000 test points when he converted Kieran Read's early try in the All Blacks 66-28 rout of a 14-man Ireland side in New Plymouth on June 12.
* Overtakes Wilkinson as the highest-points scorer in international rugby when he slots a long-range penalty early in the All Blacks 37-25 victory over Wales on Nov. 27. Finishes the game with 12 points and on 1,188 so far in his career. Wilkinson moved ahead again against France in February.
* Carter has now played 79 test matches and scored 1,188 points (29 tries, 208 conversions, 207 penalties, 2 drop-goals).
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