Carbery urged to stay with Leinster

Stuart Lancaster has joined the public chorus of voices calling for Joey Carbery to stay at Leinster.

Carbery’s future, and that of fellow out-half, Ross Byrne, have been the focus of speculation and debate in the weeks since it was revealed that the IRFU have been angling for one or the other to make the switch north to Ulster.

Joe Schmidt’s motives are understandable, keen as he is to avoid a repeat of the 2015 World Cup, when Jonathan Sexton was injured and Ian Madigan had to step in as understudy, with next to no game time banked with his club, at ten, the previous season.