Joey Carbery 'fit as a fiddle' and good to go for Six Nations opener

The Munster out-half has recovered from an elbow injury to put himself in the frame for Ireland's first tournament game, at home to Wales, early next month
Joey Carbery 'fit as a fiddle' and good to go for Six Nations opener

12 December 2021; Joey Carbery of Munster is tackled by Robin Hislop of Wasps resulting in the Munster player receiving medical attention during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B match between Wasps and Munster at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry, England. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Andy Farrell has confirmed that Joey Carbery is “fit as a fiddle” and in contention for Ireland’s opening Six Nations appointment at home to Wales on Saturday week.

The injury-jinxed out-half fractured an elbow during Munster’s Heineken Champions Cup defeat of Wasps in Coventry in mid-December and was at the time rated touch and go for the upcoming Championship.

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