Carbery: I’ve loved Munster from the word go

Listening to Joey Carbery talk of Munster’s limitless potential would cheer even the most pessimistic member of its Red Army of supporters, never mind the joy to be derived from the former Leinster fly-half’s love of life at his new province.

As Carbery approaches the end of his first campaign with Munster, and prepares to face old friends in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final back at his old stomping ground in Dublin’s RDS, it’s hard to believe that it is still only a little under 12 months since the then-22-year-old announced his life-changing decision to leave Leinster in search of more game time in a number 10 jersey.