Dan Carter

The South African first five-eighth has been signed on a four-year contract, with the club announcing the deal on Tuesday night.

Lambie, 26, who has 56 caps for the Springboks - the last being in November, 2016, has been able to secure an early release from his contract with the Sharks Super Rugby side and will join the French side from November 1, subject to passing a medical.

"This world-class flyhalf is signed as an 'additional player' and his signature completes the Racing recruitment campaign," the club said in a statement on their website.

The 35-year-old Carter is in his final season of a record three-year deal with the glamour Paris club.

The former All Blacks star helped Racing 92 get away to a winning start to their new Top 14 campaign.

Cater kicked two conversions and two penalties as Racing came back to beat Castres Olympique 25-21 with Louis Dupichot scoring a late try for victory.

But Carter worked his magic wearing a No 12 jersey as Racing had French international Remi Tales at first-five.

The All Blacks great, who values the tour alongside playing at the World Cup, destroyed the Lions, scoring 33 points and crossing for two tries with a masterclass at first five-eighth to win the second test 48-18 in Wellington to secure the series.

Carter had just 18 tests to his name prior to that Lions series and admits he didn't appreciate the significance of the tour until facing questions from British media.

"I remember it started in 2004 when the All Blacks toured the northern hemisphere in the autumn series [in November and December]," Carter told ESPN.

Carter, who won the French title with Racing last year, kicked seven points in the 22-13 victory on Sunday (NZ Time) to propel his Paris club into the semifinals.

Former All Blacks wing Joe Rokocoko scored one of Racing's three tries as the defending champions ended former Springboks World Cup winning coach Jake White's tenure at Montpellier.

Racing fielded four ex-All Blacks - Carter, Rokocoko, Casey Laulala and Chris Masoe - with a fifth Kiwi, Ben Tameifuna in the front row.

According to The Rugby Paper in England, the 35-year-old has been asked to turn out for the famous club in the match against Eddie Jones' Six Nations champions on May 29 (NZ time) at Twickenham - venue of his international farewell, where he kicked 19 points for the All Blacks in their World Cup triumph over the Wallabies.

According to the report, a Barbarians source was confident Carter would accept the invitation to play.

The news comes as Carter played an influential, though ultimately unsuccessful hand, for his French club Racing 92, on Monday morning (NZ time).

The 35-year-old has another year left on his contract with Paris club Racing 92 and has opened up to French journalists after being cleared of any wrong doing amidst a doping investigation into his team's Top 14 title win last year.

It's been an uncomfortable spell for Carter who was caught drink-driving in Paris and had his form questioned as Racing's results dipped.

He says he's still enjoying his rugby but knows the end is "soon" and he's trying to get his head around what to do next

Ma'a Nonu was at his vintage best as he helped Toulon to a thrilling and important win in the French Top 14.

The former All Blacks midfielder scored the last of Toulon's three tries with a brilliant solo 30m effort in their 33-23 win on Monday (NZ time).

Tries haven't been easy to come by for Nonu since he moved to France following the 2015 World Cup triumph.

But he showed his mix of power and pace with this effort, side-stepping against the run of play and slicing through the Toulouse defenders to make his way to the line.

First, there was the announcement he was being inducted into the international Rugby Players' Association Hall of Fame.

Then hot on the heels came the news that he, fellow former All Black Joe Rokocoko and their Racing 92 teammate Juan Imhoff had been cleared of all suspicion of doping by the French Anti-Doping Agency.

The three players had used corticosteroids in the final of Top 14 2016 against Toulon in Barcelona, French news outlet L'Equipe reported. But the club had always asserted that they had medical clearance to use the drugs.

"I'd love to see it happen," Carter told Sportsmail. "Any rugby fan would love to see it. Both nations have achieved so much since they last played in 2014.

"It's been so long, so there would be even more hype than usual. It would be up there with the classics."

The Rugby Football Union in Britain is trying to arrange a match at Twickenham on November 4, but obstacles stand in the way.
England's rugby clubs could be a major hurdle for the proposed showdown at Twickenham in November.

The clubs, which have both struggled this season in France's premier Top 14 league, said in statements on their websites that the combination would create a new, stronger club that could enjoy a bigger fanbase in the French capital.

Carter and fellow ex-All Black Joe Rokocoko are among Racing 92's stars, while Stade Francais' top players feature the likes of French international Pascal Pape and Italian Sergio Parisse.

Former All Black Byron Kelleher also played for Stade Francais, following his retirement from international rugby.