In Auckland, one proud grandfather was cheering Joey Carbery to succeed

Joe Carbery, watched the action unfold in Auckland, and admitted to having a knot in his stomach when his grandson stepped onto the field and faced up to a penalty in his first taste of the action

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

A half-century of life in New Zealand didn’t diminish one grandfather’s support for Ireland in Saturday’s Autumn International against the All Blacks.

But for Joe Carbery, there was more than national pride at play.