Rugby-Argentina-bound All Blacks rookie forced to scramble after dog eats passport

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Rugby Sevens - Men's Pool A - New Zealand vs Ireland - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - July 25, 2024. Leroy Carter of New Zealand in action before scoring their first try. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

(Reuters) -Leroy Carter's dream call-up to New Zealand's Rugby Championship squad nearly turned sour when he discovered his passport had been chewed up by his dog days before leaving for Argentina.

Utility back Carter, named among the injury replacements in Scott Robertson's All Blacks squad, found his passport ruined on his bed and had to scramble to arrange a new one.