Racing 92 hoping Dan Carter can be their launchpad to rugby’s top tier

The World Cup-winning New Zealand fly-half will make his debut for his new club on Saturday when they face Northampton in the European Champions CupWhen Dan Carter signed for Racing Métro last year, in a deal reportedly worth more than £1m a year that would make him the highest paid player in rugby union, the club’s owner and chairman, Jacky Lorenzetti, said that he expected the New Zealand fly-half to quickly repay the investment by helping swell the sale of tickets and merchandise.He anticipated that Carter would make the same impact as Jonny Wilkinson did when the England fly-h…