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. Carbery had been in negotiations with Leinster over a return to the province where he played for three seasons before joining Munster in 2018. The Irish Times understands he has signed a deal to rejoin Leinster, but having played 37 times for Ireland, this is a major blow to his ambitions of breaking back into the Irish squad. Since arriving in France in the summer of 2024, Carbery has played 36 matches for UBB, including 18 starts. Still, he played in six of the club’s games en route to last season’s Champions Cup success, thereby adding to his winners’ medal from 2018 with Leinster.

Source: The Irish Times February 15, 2026 20:41 UTC