Having spent the past two years outside of the Irish system, Joey Carbery makes no bones about his ambitions heading into a World Cup year.
"Play for Ireland, I'll just go out there and say it," the fly-half tells the Ireland Rugby Social.
"It's what I want. It was a big reason to come home, to give these next three or four years the best shot I can. I want to let my rugby do the talking and hopefully that's enough."
With just two starts under his belt since rejoining Leinster from Bordeaux-Begles, Carbery missed out on Andy Farrell's latest Ireland squad, instead being included in Mark Sexton's Ireland XV panel for next week's match against Fiji 'A' in Cork.
Coincidentally, Carbery's last Test cap came in Ireland's November 2022 victory over Fiji.
"It's a foot back in the door of the Irish system and the way they play," added the 31-year-old.
"It's a pretty young squad to be involved with, there's a few older lads in it as well but it's nice to be back in the Irish fold."
Carbery stars as Leinster hammer Connacht in URC
New Zealand-born Carbery was long viewed as Johnny Sexton's heir apparent, serving as the legendary out-half's understudy at Leinster and Ireland.
