Andy Farrell needed to tweak things for Argentina regardless of Johnny Sexton loss

Farrell badly needs to see the likes of Joey Carbery read a bit more between the lines amid the hurly-burly of the test game

Ireland's Joey Carbery kicks a penalty against New Zealand from the half-way line. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Change was inevitable for the visit of Argentina to Dublin this weekend so confirmation that Johnny Sexton faces somewhere between four and six weeks on the sideline shouldn’t seriously compromise Andy Farrell’s immediate plans.

Joey Carbery was always nailed down for a grander role against Los Pumas this Sunday but the twisted knee and ankle suffered by the first-choice out-half will at least move Harry Byrne and the now-recalled Jack Carty up the roster.