Dan Carter gives Creech advice on stepping into Rog's shoes

All Blacks legend Dan Carter has given Creech some cracking advice about stepping into Rog's shoes on The Morning Rumble, while also throwing his support behind Beauden Barrett.

With Rog stepping aside, Creech admitted he was feeling the pressure of taking over from someone who's left some pretty massive shoes to fill.

Luckily, Carter knows a thing or two about that.

He recalled joining the Crusaders and finding himself in the same changing room as his childhood hero, Andrew Mehrtens.

When Robbie Deans picked Carter to start ahead of Mehrtens, the veteran was the first to congratulate him and offer his help. But Carter's biggest lesson came after the All Blacks' painful 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final loss to France.

"We used to hate pressure and we’d see it as a bit of a burden."

That defeat changed everything, with the team spending four years learning to embrace it.

"Walk towards that pressure. Embrace it... See it as a privilege rather than a burden."

Pretty bloody solid advice from a bloke who's been there and done it.

The conversation then turned to Beauden Barrett, who's faced similar criticism to Carter ahead of his 2015 World Cup heroics.

Carter reckons the similarities are obvious, particularly with people writing Barrett off despite everything he's achieved.

"The confidence and class is permanent."

And despite the competition for jerseys, Carter couldn't be happier seeing Beaudy firing again.

"I love the man and love to see him have success."

Good to hear one All Blacks legend backing another, and awesome to hear his advice for Creech.