Joey Carbery set to recover in time for World Cup opener
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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has given a positive update on Joey Carbery saying that the playmaker is in line to be fit for Ireland's World Cup pool opener against Scotland on 22 September in Yokohama, if not before then.
Carbery suffered an ankle injury in Ireland’s warm-up game against Italy and has since undergone a minor procedure.
There was some concern over Carbery's availability for the Rugby World Cup, however, it has somewhat subsided with the playmaker making positive progress with his recovery, having returned to the pitch in the past week and started rebuilding strength in the ankle.
A positive update on Joey Carbery from Ireland camp. https://t.co/JBdd1di50m
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) August 28, 2019
Schmidt indicated that Carbery could be fit for the final warm-up clash against Wales in Dublin but said that in the worst-case scenario, he is in line to be ready to face Scotland.
“Yeah, he’s progressing well,” said Schmidt yesterday. “He was doing a bit on the pitch today and I think in terms of following his rehab, that four- to six-week window is bang on.
“We just don’t know where he’s going to fall in that four-to-six window. If everything goes perfectly, he may get into that Welsh game back here in the Aviva.
“If it hasn’t gone perfectly then, at worst, I think he will be fully available for the Scotland game.
“If he gets put back a day or two, or even a week, I think it’s still going to be a really good chance that he gets a full week’s training [before the Scotland game]. It’s a Sunday game first up, so training on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday.
