Sexton on Carbery: 'How you bounce back is the true sign of a character and a player'

The Munster out half was omitted from Andy Farrell's Six Nations squad

SETBACK: Joey Carbery arrives before the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B Round 4 match between Toulouse and Munster. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Johnny Sexton has backed Joey Carbery to rebound from his Guinness Six Nations squad omission, just as the Ireland captain has dealt with disappointments throughout his long career.

Head coach Andy Farrell’s decision to leave the Munster fly-half out of his squad for next month’s championship was the major surprise when he revealed the 37 players he does want. With Sexton declaring himself fit to play in the opening game against Wales in Cardiff a week on Saturday, the 37-year-old appears certain to start in his 110th Ireland appearance with Leinster team-mate Ross Byrne and Munster’s Jack Crowley the two other selected fly-halves fighting it out for the back-up role on the bench.