MUNSTER HAVE CONFIRMED that Joey Carbery’s season is over following an ankle operation last week, which came after a wrist procedure in January.
The province’s medical staff say Carbery is expected to return to training at the start of pre-season ahead of the 2020/21 campaign.
24-year-old Carbery has had a torrid time with injuries since last summer, when he suffered an ankle injury in Ireland’s World Cup warm-up clash with Italy.
Carbery carried that ankle issue into the World Cup in Japan, where he was evidently playing through discomfort, and was sidelined for a lengthy period upon his return to Munster.
Having seemingly recovered from the ankle injury, Carbery returned to action for Munster at the start of this year but then cruelly suffered a new wrist injury.
Having had surgery to remedy that wrist issue, Munster and Carbery then decided to also have a further procedure done on his ankle as they hope to cure that issue once and for all.
Having had the ankle surgery last week, Carbery will now be sidelined for the remainder of the current season.
The Munster and Ireland playmaker will be hopeful that the extended period out of action will allow him to return next season fully recovered and fit to attack the 2020/21 season in prime physical condition.
With his fellow Munster out-half Tyler Bleyendaal remaining sidelined with a concerning neck injury, there will be a continued onus on JJ Hanrahan in the province’s number 10 shirt for the rest of this season.
Academy out-half Ben Healy has made three appearances for Munster at senior level so far this season and provides another option.
Munster confirmed that Jean Kleyn [neck], Rhys Marshall [knee], Tadhg Beirne [ankle], and Brian Scott [foot] also remain on the comeback trail.
Gutted for the lad but the best decision for his health, hopefully comes back stronger with a good pre season under his belt. Who do they go after now and from where?
@mrbryanrussell: why would they go after anyone?
@mrbryanrussell: Surely it just means more opportunities for Ben Healey as back up to JJ….. Should serve him, and Munster, well for the future
@Jim Demps: agree, if we were in Europe still fair enough, but should have enough cover for the league
@JJ’s Wattage: fully agreeded . Healey needs to start. Munster are to slow at blooding these lads. I no there has been a push since February to start more of the young lads. But look at Leinster, they have been doing it for years . Leinster do have more to pick from, but thats more of a reason for Munster to be starting (not of the bench) the few top young lads we have ie casey , healey and weat cork lads.
@Jim Demps: so you think munster is equipped with JJ Ben and maybe someone shifting in? Medical joker would look the best way forward if someone was out there on the market.
@mrbryanrussell: it’ll be grand. You’ve also got scannell, Flannery and blyendaal who’ll be back shortly. Plenty there to cover til the end of the season
@Jim Demps: great if it is.
@mrbryanrussell: best out half in Ireland at the moment is that young lad Crowley playing out half for the Irish U20 team. Natural footballer with great vision and only a few months younger than Ntamack who is playing for France
@John: if he gets regular time for Munster, the IRFU might rest him for the U20 WC. The same thing happened to Paddy Jackson when he broke into the Ulster team.
@John: Which Senior grade matches are you basing that assessment on? No doubt Crowley has phenomenal potential but he simply is not the best out half in Ireland. Could be a special player in the future but judgement should be reserved until he plays a few professional games
@JJ’s Wattage: Australia, New Zealand, France & South Africa picked teenage out half’s so it seems to be an Irish thing to wait. I can’t think of any Irish out half who is currently in form or in better form than Crowley.
@John: maybe if they were playing at u20 level they’d all be in better form?!? How many of those countries picked a teenage out half who never played a professional game at club level?
@Jim Demps: Read that TB won’t be back, just waiting untill the end of the season to announce retirement, something to do with insurance payouts, same way Payne did.
@John: ntamack has played senior rugby for the last 2 years for toulouse. Who are the teenage out halves aus, nz and sa picked? Jack crowley isn’t even in the academy, he’s not a professional rugby player. He’s a fair prospect but give the lad a chance
@Kingshu: hardly a shock, he arrived badly broken and never got fully healthy during his time in Ireland. Some lads are just unlucky…
@Jim Demps: yep Jake Flannery is babk playing áil for shannon after injury
Shouldn’t of been brought to the World Cup, Schmidt has to take some responsibility for his injury record, very selfish decision
@Cortiss: agree 100%, but the player too could have made the call.
@Cortiss: if the cat had kittens it’d be Joe’s fault
@Cortiss: Actually his seat on the plane to the World Cup was a promise made to him when Munster and the IRFU were begging him to move, he was also promised his place and a start for the tour down under, when he inexplicably started the first test ahead of Sexton, we lost, then Sexton started the next two and we won the series.
His recurring injury is a result of IRFU and Munster begging and promising, which they had to keep and it cost him a season, disgrace what they did to him, cost him a great career at Leinster and he’ll never become half the player he would had Leinster been able to develop him. More toxic life support for Munster at the cost of Irish rugby and players career and welfare.
@Sean Fahey: do you miss him Sean? You sound like a lad who was dumped
@Sean Fahey: where we not winning that game when Sexton came into the game ?
@Cortiss: was its Shmidts fault when he broke his arm playing for leinster? The floods are also Joe’s fault.
Best decision for the lads health, hopefully fit and firing for the Summer tour, if not pre season. Hopefully JJ can continue his terrific form and win us that pro 14.
@Cortiss: if Munster can keep players fit next season they’ll have one hell of a team!
Could see Carberry having to retire young due to his continuing injury problems, unfortunately he can never stay fit for a prolonged period of time.
I sincerely hope it doesn’t turn out like that, but it could be a real possibility now.
And just so there is no bias, JJ Hanrahan is playing well too and putting himself in pole position ahead of Carberry
Let’s get to it here……Joey is too light for professional rugby,
these 19 stone back rows are out to maim half backs and the monster centres are 4/5/ stone heavier the him too.they are running up at full belt and get you in the rib cage.he has all the talent in the world but it doesn’t mater if your body can’t absorb this violence
@David cotter: people talk some amount of nonsense on here. Sorry David but he’s the same weight +\- 1kg of most of the starting outhalves in the 6 nations. Ntamack, Ford, Allan, Russell all the same weight. Sexton only 4kg heavier. Biggar the heaviest at 93kg.
@Jim Demps: sorry Jim do you really believe ntamack is the same weight as careberry…or do you actually believe the player profiles are true…..
@David cotter: I believe them more than some guy using his eyes on television to guess someone’s weight
@Jim Demps: Not just the 6 nations ,look at the Irish squad .
Murray 83kg ,Earls 84Kg and I know them both and I realise different positions but they get stuck in. I feel bad for the lad .
@David cotter: aren’t a lot of the french backs this year very light? Ntmack weighs in at 86kg at 6ft. Vincent Rattez comes in at 78kg and nearly 6ft. Being lighter at international level does have its benefits too… quicker and more nimble in attacking play.
Carberry will fall badly down the pecking order now. He has a fight to get ahead of Byrne and Carty. Even Harry Byrne and Frawley are making strides, as is Burns
@John Peeters: in the next couple of years, it’s between Joey and Potentially Ross Byrne, the rest are club standard players currently, but I believe Harry Byrne and Healy will put there hand in when the ref antagonist retires
@Cortiss: I’d put Crowley in the mix there as well.
@Cortiss: what ever about carbury Ross Byrne will have one hell of a fight on his hand as Harry and frawley are snapping at his heals at leinster. Both are playing exceptionally well and are getting all the benefits of having Lancaster and a top class ex international 10 as their coach. These 2 could very easily push past Ross.
Blessing in disguise as he can clear all his problems and come back next year stronger and fully healed to show us what he can do.
Every day he is missing however there is somebody gaining on him and maybe passing on him
I wish him well as he is a guy who makes things happen and is exciting to watch
What a disastrous signing it has turned out. Like with Bleyendaal, always injured and rarely available.
He is clearly not robust enough to play 10. Should be shifted to full back. You’d wonder if Bleyendaal will ever overcome this neck issue. Worrying.
@Robb Stark: do you not think he might have hurt his ankle at full back? Disastrous signing me hole, if carbery gets a bit of luck he’ll be a brilliant signing for munster. He looked class last year and it looks like munster could have a massive pack next year, carbery could be sensational if he’s allowed to heal fully
Sending him as a seasoned 10 to Australia with a young squad is a great prospect if he gets himself right.
Best decision,kept rushing back when clearly wasn’t fit,take the time to get body 100% Roll on next season when he’ll be on
Rugby is a stupid game. All the good players get destroyed by injuries and spend half their life in rehab when they should be on the pitch showcasing their talent.
@Sean: Actually very little difference of injury rate between Soccer, Rugby, Hurling, or Football, statistically speaking. Naturally, rugby has a higher incidence of concussion than the others but it’s balanced out by having a lower rate of physical injuries (likely due to having better S&C and Sports Science practices). Some players are unlucky in sport, the GAA boys in AFL are prime examples. However, rugby being a “stupid sport” and having a higher injury incidence is incorrect
@Sean: That would be because there are a number of athletes in rugby whose physiology and genetics aren’t compatible with the collisions. However a similar argument can be made for other football codes.
@Sean: uer a stupid game
He is made of glass
Would really liked to have seen him get a run in the summer tour. Would love to see Ireland play him at fullback with Conway and Larmour on the wings. Having two play makers would be one way to deal with the line speed and physicality of and England or South Africa. Get the ball wide quickly and attack there. Box kicking and one off runners ala JS days is not going to cut it. Even Japan figured us out there.
Being reported as ‘big blow to Munster’ in most quarters.
He’s played in one match (?) this season which only has another 10 matches approximately to run.
I think they’ll cope.
Lovelt footballer but perhapa not built to withstand the physicality. Lot’s of time out due to injuries.
He just does not look fit enough for this level,his body shape is not right,maybe that’s why he gets injured so much.
He gone backwards, but he got time and talent to turn it around
Scannell is also a possibility to fill in at 10 and provide cover for Hanrahan alongside Healy.
Aw shucks
Fair play