Dan Carter has impressed a throng of media at his arrival at new club Racing 92 in France.
When he starts his new post tomorrow he has clear goals - to follow the example set by England's own World Cup-winning No 10 Jonny Wilkinson.
"When I was following the end of his career, I took a bit of inspiration from that. A lot of people had probably written him off up until then but it revived his career and he finished on a real high. I can only dream of the success that he had in his time here in France. We'll have to wait and see," Carter said.
Wilkinson spoke French when he arrived in the country, endearing him to locals. Carter can't speak the language but said he is taking lessons as a matter of urgency.
The former All Black, who signed off his career in remarkable fashion by winning the World Rugby Player of the Year and claiming the World Cup for New Zealand, was briefly locked out of the training ground of his new home base in Paris, but eventually got in and talked about his passion for his second stint in France.
