All Black legend Dan Carter is supporting the Peter Bush Charity Auction in Palmerston North

Rugby legend Dan Carter has donated a signed copy of his book 1598 for the Peter Bush Charity Auction Evening in Palmerston North on August 8.

The auction will feature a selection of prints of Bush’s iconic rugby photos as well as donated rugby paraphernalia.

Carter said even before he played professional rugby he knew who Bush was – an iconic sports photographer the rugby community loved.

“So to be photographed by him when I first started playing professionally was an honor and then to meet him was a real pleasure. There was nothing like seeing his familiar face on the sidelines during away games. His legacy will live on forever.”

The money raised during the auction will fund the long-term project to digitize, catalog and display Bush’s images, which are being looked after by the Te Manawa Museum, with support from the New Zealand Rugby Museum and the Bush family.