Joey Carbery hand injury to keep him out of action for three to four weeks

Bordeaux-Begles' Irish fly-half Joey Carbery will miss Bordeaux's contest with Eoin Farrell's Racing 92.

Former Munster and Leinster out-half Joey Carbery will miss three to four weeks of action due to a hand injury he suffered playing for Bordeaux Begles on his debut against Lyon last Saturday. 

Carbery underwent surgery on the fracture on Monday, according to French publication Sud Ouest, and it concluded that the injury wasn't as serious as initially feared. He was withdrawn at half-time in the game against Lyon but impressed in the first-half of the Top 14 clash.

The New Zealand-born Irish international lost his place on Andy Farrell's Irish set up due to a string of injuries and lack of game time since 2018. This injury, though short, will see him miss Bordeaux's head-to-heads with Eoin Farrell's Racing 92 aswell as Toulouse, Perpignan and Bayonne.

More importantly for Carbery is that his likely return to action in November will coincide with Matthieu Jailbert's absence due to French international duty, giving the out-half another chance to impress in his preferred position for Bordeaux.