During the 1994 NSWRL season, Carne played at fullback (after being named on the wing) for the defending premiers Brisbane when they hosted British champions Wigan for the 1994 World Club Challenge.
In front of a record World Club Challenge crowd of 54,220 at the ANZ Stadium in Brisbane, Wigan won 20–14.
However, after an injury to Rod Wishart he was re-called for the third test at Lang Park where Australia retained The Ashes with a 16–10 win.
[9] At the end of 1992, Carne travelled to England where he and Broncos teammate Michael Hancock were selected as the Australian wingers in their 1992 Rugby League World Cup final victory over Great Britain at London's Wembley Stadium.
He was one of seven Broncos players in the Australian side on the day with the others being Hancock, Renouf, Langer, Prop forward Glenn Lazarus and replacements Kevin Walters and Chris Johns (who did not get off the reserves bench during the Final).
Carne was named man-of-the-match in the opening game of the 1994 State of Origin series at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Carne subsequently defected to rugby union, making his debut in a Queensland Reds trial match in 1997.