Carbery set to miss Six Nations
Joey Carbery is set to miss the entire Six Nations campaign.
The Munster playmaker is to undergo surgery on a wrist ligament injury sustained in the Pro 14 game against Ulster last weekend.
The injury could sideline the player for 3 months, raising the stakes for Johnny Sexton to prove his fitness for Ireland's opener against Scotland on February 1st.
Sexton will miss Leinster's upcoming matches with a knee problem.
Munster have an injury crisis ahead of the Champions Cup match away to Racing 92 this weekend.
JJ Hanrahan has been battling a hamstring injury, while Tyler Bleyendaal has a neck problem.
Carbery has only started four games since last January.
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