112-Test veteran Dan Carter says he still feels 'sick' when thinking about his drink-driving charge in Paris earlier this year.
The All Blacks legend registered an alcohol limit of .98g/l when stopped by Police near the Champs-Elysess in February, well above the legal limit of .5g/l.
Speaking with NZME, Carter said his poor judgement that night still haunts him.
"I felt like I let a lot of people down and still feel pretty sick about it," Carter said on the Devlin Radio Show.
The 35-year-old lost his licence for five months, a punishment he admits was light given his mistale, and he says he learned a big lesson.
"It was a really challenging time for me and my family, I felt like I let a lot of people down, but people make mistakes in their life. The most important thing is that you learn from it."
"It's not about the punishment that the judge gives you or the fine or anything like that, it's actually the potential consequences that really hit home for you.
"It actually made me feel sick and it makes me feel sick now, thinking and talking about it. As much as I'd like to say I've moved on from it, it's something I'll have to live with for the rest of my life.
"I'm very fortunate that the consequences weren't a lot worse than they could have potentially been. It's something I'll have to live with and something I've learned a very big lesson from and something I'm not proud of," Carter said.
The Racing 92 star is currently in the final year of a three-season deal that is said to be worth NZ$2 million a year.
Carter has yet to signal if he will call time on his career at the end of the contract, admitting he was weighing up whether to keep playing overseas or return home to New Zealand with his family.
"I'm kind of going through those thoughts at the moment, whether I stay, whether I look at other opportunities. Home, New Zealand, is where the family is and family is a big part of my life," Carter said.
"They are decisions that I'm weighing up at the moment. It doesn't make it easier.
"I'm not young and single anymore, when all you're thinking about is where you're going to be playing next and when your next pay cheque was."
Carter's last test for the All Blacks was the 2015 World Cup final against Australia in London.
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