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Published 18:45 4 Jan 2018 GMT
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"Playing 9 was probably more so to help get into the team. I enjoyed playing 9 but I've always preferred having that bit more space from playing at 10, or even a bit wider. It could have been a different pathway but I'm pretty happy with the one I've taken."Carbery says his scrum-half stints have helped with his passing and his sense of the tempo of games. The experience, at Leinster and Clontarf, could yet prove an ace up his sleeve when Joe Schmidt is selecting squads for big games. He likes players that can fill in at several roles - Ian Madigan trained as emergency scrum-half for the 2015 World Cup while Ulster 9 John Cooney recently filled in as outhalf in Ireland's two-day camp at Carton House. https://twitter.com/patmccarry/status/948843793612144640 Former Munster and Ireland centre James Downey also joined host Andy McGeady and Pat McCarry in the studio to recap the festive inter-provincial action, make New Years' wishes for the Irish sides and look ahead to another packed week of action. Here's what else was covered on the show... EPISODE 44 - RUNNING ORDER 1.00 - The sneaky way you can watch all the rugby games on telly 3.00 - The state of the Irish provinces 12.00 - Andy reveals he was the driver of the Mini Cooper in Galway 13.00 - New Year's resolutions 30.00 - Player contracts 34.00 - Joey Carbery interview 45.00 - Pat apologises to Joey Carbery 46.50 - Match previews 56.50 - Fan Questions 1.03.00 - The Gavin Henson appreciation society
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