Remarkable continuity in squad selection as Leinster’s rising tide lifts their contingent to 20 players
But he was forced off in the 45th minute of the win over Fiji last November with a head injury courtesy of Albert Tuisue’s high hit, which despite Vern Cotter’s bizarre protestations rightly earned the flanker a red card, so also ruling Carbery out of the concluding game against Australia.
In light of Crowley’s confident performances with Munster since, even if mostly in tandem with Carbery at 12, and Byrne’s continuing assuredness with Leinster – he has played in all but one of their 15 wins this season, starting 11 of them – this duo have now usurped Carbery. Munster are also going to have to place their faith in Carbery in something of a make-or-break period for their URC top eight qualification hopes, and in that sense his omission by the Irish management is something of a blessing in disguise for them given Ben Healy has also been called into the Scottish squad.
If nothing else, we know that the Irish outhalf pecking order can be very fluid, and with that ability to play fullback as well it would be premature to write Carbery off at this juncture.
While Ireland completed a clean sweep in November, in the absence of James Lowe there was a relative shortfall in X-factor. Now, in addition to Lowe, Jordan Larmour, and a tad more surprisingly Jacob Stockdale, are both back in the fold among the seven outside backs named.
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