Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Ireland v Italy - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - August 10, 2019 Ireland's Joey Carbery scores their first try REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland flyhalf Joey Carbery has been ruled out for 4-6 weeks after sustaining an ankle injury in Saturday's opening World Cup warm-up, handing coach Joe Schmidt a selection dilemma just over five weeks before the tournament begins.
Carbery's emergence as Johnny Sexton's undoubted understudy has typified the depth Ireland has built up since the last World Cup when injuries to key players, including British and Irish Lions outhalf Sexton, derailed their chances.
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