'It's great to be back training': Joey Carbery ready to do his bit - wherever that may be

Joey Carbery's versatility is an obvious asset to Ireland at this World Cup but the Munster out-half's ankle injury has left him strapped for time and with little option but to concentrate on his primary duties at No.10 before Sunday's opener against Scotland.

'It's great to be back training': Joey Carbery ready to do his bit - wherever that may be

Joey Carbery's versatility is an obvious asset to Ireland at this World Cup but the Munster out-half's ankle injury has left him strapped for time and with little option but to concentrate on his primary duties at No.10 before Sunday's opener against Scotland.

The Athy man is Jonathan Sexton's understudy in the pivotal half-back role but he has featured numerous times for Ireland, as well as Leinster and Munster, at full-back. Joe Schmidt also views him as an emergency third-choice scrum-half here in Japan and some even see a role for him at inside-centre as a second play maker.

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