"Test themselves" - Brian Moore wants England Women to take on the men

Simon Middleton’s side are streets ahead of the rest of the women’s game that still isn’t taking the sport seriously according to the former England hooker.

Moore wrote in his column for The Telegraph: "If the England Women’s team cannot find the sort of physical and technical challenge that they need in ordinary fixtures against conventional opponents, they should look to see if it is possible to have structured training sessions and games against the England Under-18 or Under-20 male teams. 

"Purists might baulk at this sort of crossover and in an ideal world, where every Tier 1 union valued and invested in women’s rugby, this would not be necessary. Until then, they might have to be creative."

Carter’s personal favourite moment from his career comes from New Zealand’s 2015 Rugby World Cup final triumph against Australia at Twickenham however, as he slotted a drop goal from 40 metres out to stem the tide of a Wallabies comeback.

“All such special memories but hard to go past the RWC final drop goal,” Carter tweeted, in response to a Rugby World Cup post asking fans what their favourite moment from the All Blacks fly-half was.

He added: "Twickenham, the home of rugby, was certainly bouncing that night.

Carter said: "Under lights, especially, the place comes alive."

The 50,000-capacity stadium is the largest in New Zealand and is situated near Auckland’s central business district below the imposing backdrop of Mount Eden.

It’s an arena based bang in the centre of the Welsh capital and the retractable roof, when used, seals in the fervour.

Carter said: I'm often asked which is my favourite stadium at which to play. I always say the Millennium. I've got a lot of great memories of playing there.

"It's an amazing place with an awesome atmosphere. The people of Cardiff and Wales are like the Kiwis back home. They are so passionate about their rugby.

"Also, as a kicker, it's quite handy having a roof on it too. That takes away the wind and rain which you can have a bit of in Cardiff. That's an added bonus."