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Murray (L) replaces Carbery on the bench

Conor Murray replaces injured Joey Carbery on bench

Joey Carbery is a late withdrawal from the Ireland squad to face Russia in their Rugby World Cup Pool A encounter in Kobe this morning.

Rugby • 03 Oct 19

Joey Carbery made his World Cup debut off the bench in the defeat to Japan

Ireland confident Carbery can go whole nine yards

The Irish camp insist Joey Carbery is fully ready to deputise at scrum-half after "numerous occasions" honing the role in training.

Rugby World Cup 2019 • 01 Oct 19

Johnny Sexton consoles his vanquished team-mates after the upset in Shizuoka

No regrets about Sexton decision, says Ireland boss

Joe Schmidt says he has no regrets about leaving Johnny Sexton out of his plans for Ireland's shock defeat to Japan.

Rugby World Cup 2019 • 28 Sep 19

Joe Schmidt has long been a fan of Carbery

Testing times - Carbery ready to make step up

Joey Carbery has never started a Six Nations match for Ireland. He is likely to be named tomorrow to start his first tournament game for Ireland, against hosts Japan on Saturday morning.

Rugby World Cup 2019 • 25 Sep 19

Joey Carbery is ready to fill the breach if Johnny Sexton doesn't start against Canada

Carbery ready to step up if Sexton isn't risked

Joey Carbery could start Ireland's World Cup clash with Japan should Joe Schmidt opt to take no risks with Johnny Sexton.

Rugby • 24 Sep 19

Joey Carbery: 'I'd be more than happy to give [12] a go'

Carbery: There were a couple of nervous days

Joey Carbery has admitted that he feared for his World Cup prospects in the immediate aftermath of injuring his ankle against Italy.

Rugby • 18 Sep 19

Keith Earls is among the Irish players in Japan with injury concerns

Rugby chiefs defend World Cup squad sizes

World Rugby bosses have hit back at claims 31-man World Cup squads threaten player welfare by insisting that coaches such as Joe Schmidt left their objections too late to have any effect for the 2019 tournament in Japan.

Rugby World Cup 2019 • 17 Sep 19

Conditions in the Sportsground may be of benefit

Four seasons practice coming good for kicker Carty

Connacht's Jack Carty is well used to changeable weather and all that time spent in the lashing rain of Galway may just work out for Ireland.

Rugby • 16 Sep 19

Joey Carbery is on track to be fit for the World Cup

Schmidt confident of Carbery fitness for World Cup

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is confident that Joey Carbery will regain full fitness ahead of his team's World Cup opener against Scotland next month in Yokohama.

Rugby • 28 Aug 19

Best back in line for Cardiff clash but no-one safe

Joe Schmidt says that the issue of Rory Best's captaincy is not on his agenda but added that "no roles have been finalised for the World Cup."

Rugby • 28 Aug 19

Ross Byrne starts for Ireland against England

Byrne has a big chance against England, says Best

Ireland captain Rory Best believes that Ross Byrne has the perfect chance to prove his World Cup credentials, should he conjure a composed and confident showing against a potent England side this weekend

Rugby • 23 Aug 19

Conor Murray: 'We've worked hard for nearly seven weeks'

Murray: Thoughts already turning to Japan

Conor Murray admits that Ireland players can't but think of the World Cup in Japan despite having three warm-up games to come.

Rugby • 16 Aug 19

Joey Carbery remains in the mix for the World Cup

Carbery fitness boost for Ireland as squad trio are cut

Joey Carbery looks set to be fit for the start of the Rugby World Cup after the IRFU confirmed that his ankle will keep out him of action for 'four to six weeks'.

Rugby • 14 Aug 19

"We saw in Ireland's win against the All Blacks in November that they clearly wanted to hold on to the ball for longer periods of the game."

Irish tactic comes with risks but rewards could be huge

Ireland have adopted an interesting kicking strategy that may only be fully finetuned for the knockout stages of the World Cup.

Rugby • 14 Aug 19

Peter O'Mahony: "The big calls... I certainly wouldn't want to be making them because I know how hard guys are training."

'Joey's a great kid, hopefully he can beat the race'

Peter O'Mahony spoke to RTÉ Sport about Joey Carbery's injury, the intensity of Ireland's training and his relief that Love Island is finished for another year.

Rugby • 13 Aug 19

Andrew Porter: 'Moving across the scrum is like writing with your bad hand'

Porter hoping versatility will help World Cup bid

Andrew Porter has described the key to his World Cup selection as "like writing with your bad hand".

Rugby • 11 Aug 19

Joey Carbery and Johnny Sexton pictured at training last week

Sexton set for Ireland return at Twickenham

Joe Schmidt has given the thumbs up for Johnny Sexton to feature against England in two weeks' time.

Rugby • 11 Aug 19

Carbery being stretchered off the pitch at the Aviva Stadium

'There's no fracture' - Ireland sweating on Carbery

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has revealed that Joey Carbery suffered an ankle sprain in their World Cup warm-up win over Italy but they will have to wait to discover the extent of his injury.

Rugby • 10 Aug 19

Routine Ireland win overshadowed by Carbery injury

A routine Ireland victory over Italy, 29-10, was overshadowed by an injury to out-half Joey Carbery.

Rugby • 10 Aug 19

Joey Carbery is ready to work hard in his quest to land a starting place in the Ireland XV at the Rugby World Cup

'Head down, work hard' - Carbery's World Cup ambition

Joey Carbery has his eyes set on the starting out-half berth for this year's Rugby World Cup, and the Munster man intends to work his hardest to jump above Johnny Sexton in Joe Schmidt's pecking order to secure the coveted jersey.

Rugby • 27 Jun 19

Joey Carbery is expected to be passed fit to face Leinster this weekend

Local RDS knowledge for returning Joey Carbery

It will be his first time togging out in the away dressing room, but Joey Carbery is hopeful his intimate knowledge of the venue will stand him in good stead this weekend.

Rugby • 17 May 19

Josh van der Flier is back for Leinster's showdown with Munster

Van der Flier to make incredible return for Leinster

Josh van der Flier is fit and available for Leinster's Pro14 play-off semi-final showdown with Munster this Saturday, while their opponents are confident both Joey Carbery and Keith Earls will start at the RDS.

Rugby • 13 May 19

Chris Farrell (L) takes his place in the tunnel after injuring himself during the warm-up before last December's game against Castres

Van Graan insists Munster have no warm-up worries

Johann van Graan insisted he has no concerns over Munster's warm-up routine after Conor Murray became the latest player to pull out of a game minutes before kick-off.

Rugby • 29 Apr 19

'Munster really miss Carbery's flair and creativity'

All eyes on the Irish out-halves in Champions Cup

Two Irish teams will be in Champions Cup action this week with contrasting news regarding their first choice out-halves writes Jonny Holland

Rugby • 30 May 19

Joey Carbery (r) is unlikely to feature in the semi-final

Munster's Carbery 'highly unlikely' to face Saracens

Munster rugby coach Johann van Graan says Joey Carbery is unlikely to win his fitness battle ahead of Saturday's Champions Cup semi-final against Saracens.

Rugby • 15 Apr 19