Carbery: Ireland let themselves down

Joey Carbery admitted Ireland “let ourselves down” as they succumbed to one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history, losing 19-12 to hosts Japan on Saturday.

Fly-half Carbery, 23, was a second-half replacement for starting number 10 Jack Carty as he made his first appearance in the tournament having injured an ankle against Italy seven weeks earlier. Yet he could do little to help prevent a surging Japanese side stamp their authority on this Pool A game and win their second game in a row to top the table and move closer to a first quarter-final appearance.