When Andy Farrell included Joey Carberry in Ireland’s Six Nations squad last week, it was a surprise to many.
The Munster Fly-half has been injured for the last couple of months and wasn’t expected to be fully fit for the start of the Six Nations, but now it seems he might be ready to go. During the press launch for the Six Nations, Andy Farrell updated everyone on Carberry’s fitness level.
Andy Farrell on Joey Carberry: “He is fit as a fiddle and involved in all the ball drills, he is just waiting for the all clear to participate in contact drills” Looks like Joey is not far from being good to go.
When asked about Connacht’s Jack Carty returned to the wider Ireland squad “He’s done very well, certainly this season, obviously Connacht are playing really well as a team. I think what’s helped Jack along the way as well is the captaincy, the ownership of the captaincy has been new to him and I think some people sink or swim with that responsibility.”
Andy Farrell on Joey Carberry:
"He is fit as a fiddle and involved in all the ball drills, he is just waiting for the all clear to participate in contact drills"
Looks like Joey is not far from being good to go. #SixNations
— Master Of None Podcast (@MasterOfNonePod) January 26, 2022
Andy Farrell on Jack Carty "“He’s done very well, certainly this season, obviously Connacht are playing really well as a team. What’s helped Jack is the captaincy. The ownership of the captaincy has been new to him and some people sink or swim with that responsibility." #rugby
— Joe Naughton (@JosephNaughton4) January 26, 2022
IRELAND Guinness Six Nations Squad 2022
Backs (17)
Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 33 caps
Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 2 caps
Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 27 caps
Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 10 caps
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 4 caps
Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen) 27 caps
Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 96 caps
Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 12 caps
Mack Hansen (Connacht) uncapped
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 53 caps
James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps
Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 30 caps
Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) uncapped
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 92 caps
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 37 caps
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 101 caps CAPTAIN
Forwards (20)
Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 6 caps
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 18 caps
Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 25 caps
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 22 caps
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 12 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 52 caps
Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 112 caps
Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 65 caps
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 23 caps
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 16 caps
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 45 caps
Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 79 caps
Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 2 caps
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 40 caps
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 40 caps
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 2 caps
Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps
Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 3 caps
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 35 caps
Development Player
Cian Prendergast (Connacht)
