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Published 14:45 16 Nov 2017 GMT
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"Players recognise his talent. It's the same in Leinster, you ask Sean O'Brien. "12 months ago, he said 'Yeah, Carbery is the man, he'll play'. That's because players want him on the pitch."Carbery made his Ireland debut two months after lining out for Leinster for the first time. He helped steer them home in that historic victory over the All Blacks at Soldier Field. Three weeks later and he was starring at full-back in a superb, dogged victory over Australia. He was destined to challenge Johnny Sexton for the Ireland 10 jersey. And then three things happened.
"I'm loving it [at outhalf]. I'm loving that I'm getting my hands on the ball a bit more. Having Kieran [Marmion] and Stu [McCloskey] alongside me should make my job a lot easier."Ireland will be aware that Fiji have to be physically bested before they can start opening up so Carbery will have to show some keen tactical awareness and recognise when to leave the ball in tight with the forwards. He will also be keen to set Ireland's big midfield and interesting back three loose so it will be all about playing the right cards at the right time. Sexton is still king but Carbery has the potential to be a Beauden Barrett-type [early Test-playing days] for this Ireland team and this is a great chance to show he can control a game.
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