Dan Carter has admitted to doubts but also excitement as he prepares to return from yet another injury to the All Blacks' No10 jersey against Scotland on Sunday.
"There's been a lot of frustration throughout the year," he said. "There has been doubt that has crept in in certain periods but once you get over that and get back to your plan and goals that you're working towards you are a lot more focused on what needs to be done and for me to get back in this position where I'm able to play for the All Blacks is a great challenge for me but it's just a start. I'm not finished or happy with where I'm at, it's just an opportunity to continue to grow.
"[You have] all sorts of doubts with your body when you've had injuries like I've had," he said. "In your darkest times you question whether you'll get a chance to put the jersey on again but it's not a major one. It's [about] my body and things like that. It's normally straight after the injury but you soon get out of that hole.
