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Pablo Matera of Argentina is tackled by Joey Carbery at the Aviva Stadium. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)[/caption]
"You guys have been asking questions about the most pleasing part of our game over the last few games. 100%, for us, it would be our defence. That typified it today. "They were asking questions in the first half. They were physical. And the time that we had on our own line towards the end just epitomised that determination. "You look at someone like Joey. In months or seasons gone by, you'd say he has to work on that. He's been working unbelievably hard. I think he's been exceptional, defensively, over the last few weeks."Sure enough, Ireland held up the Argentineans over their tryline, and that was that. An eighth win on the trot, and by a sizeable margin too. [caption id="attachment_241521" align="aligncenter" width="640"]
Joey Carbery will be pressing his case for more Ireland starts in 2022. (Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"He's an incredible professional, and he stuck at it and kept his head down. He's gathering momentum now that he hasn't had in a long time. He's putting together games back-to-back. He's been around the environment at Munster but it's different when you're back in squads and team environments. "It's tough when you're rehabbing. I've been there, and it's a hard old place to be. He's had that tough period, but he's added to the environment and is enjoying it... he's driving it on."The challenge for Carbery will be the one that Harry Byrne is facing once he links back up with Leinster - playing a stretch of games together and showing that he can take that positive Test experience and turn it into a consistent run of provincial form.
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