Joey Carbery’s season has been ended prematurely after suffering an ACL injury, which effectively means he has played his last game for Bordeaux Bègles. The 30-year-old has been dogged by injury in his career and this is a cruel way to end his two-year spell with the Champions Cup holders, although The Irish Times understands … Read more
It may only be his first season in France but it’s fair to say that Joey Carbery is having a great time since leaving these shores. He came off the bench as Bordeaux Bègles beat defending champions Toulouse 35-18 to reach their first ever Champions Cup final. The move has done wonders for Carbery, who … Read more
Munster will take their Champions Cup roadshow further down the French Atlantic coast to Bordeaux Bègles after the latter’s entertaining 43-31 Round of 16 win over a doggedly defiant Ulster set up a quarter-final between the two in the Stade Chaban-Delmas next Saturday (kick-off 4pm local time/3pm Irish time). Following on from their titanic 25-24 … Read more