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'There's no fracture' - Schmidt issues positive update on Carbery
By Ian Cameron
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt gave a positive update on Joey Carbery's injury which he predicts 'will be fine'.
Ireland ran out 26 - 10 winners in front of a half-filled Aviva Stadium.
Carbery appeared to get his leg caught under a ruck in the 50th minute and received medical treatment on the pitch. The Munsterman was eventually driven off by the medical cart before being replaced at ten by Connacht’s Jack Carty.
“The good news is there’s no fracture, it’s a bit puffy on the inside of his left ankle,” said Schmidt. “We’ll give it 24 to 48 hours for the swelling to go down.
“He’s been cleared of a fracture so that’s the good news on Joey.“We don’t have anyone else who’s a major concern.“We’re hopefully relatively unscathed but Joey it will take 24 to 48 hours to know for sure.
“I was really happy with Joey’s performance today.“Defensively he got himself into the right places, and that’s a challenge sometimes.
“I thought he ran the game very well, the variety of his kicking game and running game.
“He is a danger with the ball, and he almost got through the line a couple of times. “I thought as a package Joey’s game was really tidy.”
"I predict that he will be fine. The more he walked on it, the better he got."
"There was a few lung injuring, players who didn't get enough oxygen in" quipped the New Zealander, who returned from New Zealand this weekend following a family bereavement. "We're hopefully relatively unscathed."
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I agree.
I’d like to know what constitutes a 208 week ban though?
Must the eyeball be dislodged? Hanging by a vein?
Go to commentsAlso a Bristol fan and echo your sentiments.
I love watching Bristol but their approach will only get them so far I think. Exeter played like this when they first got promoted to the prem and had intermittent success, it wasn't until they wised up and played a more balanced game that they became a consistently top side.
I really want Bristol to continue playing this brand of rugby and I don't mind them running it from under their posts but I don't think they need to do it every single time. They need to be just a little bit more selective about when and where on the pitch they play. Every game they put themselves under so much needless pressure by turning the ball over under their posts trying to do kamikaze moves when it's not required. By all means run it from your goal line if there is a chance for a counter attack, we all want to see Bristol running in 100m tries from under their posts but I think until they learn to do it and when to be pragmatic, they are unlikely to win the premiership.
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