Joey Carbery ticking and kicking all right boxes for Munster

Joey Carbery’s mission to make a difference as Munster’s fly-half is being driven by his ambition to match his predecessors in the famous red ‘10’ jersey.

Eight days on from turning in a man-of-the-match performance with two tries and 16 points from the kicking tee in a bonus-point victory at Gloucester, the 23-year-old dug deep at Thomond Park on Saturday night to deliver another perfect display with the boot to secure top spot in Heineken Champions Cup Pool 2 and book an 18th quarter-final berth for his new province in the competition that means most.