Ronan O’Gara adamant Joey Carbery is going to be a big star

Ronan O’Gara believes Joey Carbery has the talent to go all the way to the top and he expects that process to start kicking in this evening at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey when the 21-year-old makes his first Ireland start.

Carbery has already shown glimpses he is at home in this environment in the three appearances he has made so far off the bench for Joe Schmidt’s men, starting with his debut when the New Zealand-born player made an impact in that unforgettable 40-29 win over the All Blacks.

O’Gara has been working with the Irish squad over the past fortnight — his role comes to an end this weekend when Girvan Dempsey and Felix Jones come on board for a week at a time for the two tests in Japan — and he has been very impressed by what he has seen across the board, but particularly with Carbery.