Dan Carter has revealed how a conversation with halfback Aaron Smith prior to the World Cup gave him the idea to kick his first conversion with his right foot in the dying stages of the tournament final victory over Australia.
Late in the match, Beauden Barrett's runaway try put the result beyond doubt, and when Carter was handed the kicking tee from non-playing squad member Liam Messam, he was reminded of his of his desire to kick a solitary goal off his right boot.
The 33-year-old sharpshooter was wary of disrespecting the Wallabies but couldn't resist quickly lining the kick up and slotting it between the uprights off his right foot.
"It took me back to my childhood where dad would teach me to kick with both feet. I used to practice conversions off my right and my left," Carter told The Australian yesterday.
"It was quite funny because prior to the start of the World Cup I was having a conversation with (All Blacks halfback) Aaron Smith and he asked me if I had ever kicked a conversion with my right foot. I said no, but funny you mention it because I would love to kick at least one in a test match.
