22-year-old Joe McCarthy could have a big impact in the second row for Ireland.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Tours JOE MCCARTHY IS a proud Leinster man but his Ireland team-mates have been giving him a ribbing.McCarthy’s mother, Paula, hails from Cashel in Tipperary. His father, Joe, is from Castletownbere in West Cork.
Joe says he and Paddy would “always be wrestling” when they were growing up and despite their parents not having played, the lads all loved rugby as soon as they took it up. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Joe with his father, Joe, two brothers, Andrew and Paddy, and mother, Paula. Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO After recovering from the hamstring injury, McCarthy never really looked back. He made his Leinster debut in January 2022 and Ireland boss Andy Farrell liked what he saw. McCarthy spent a week training with the Irish squad only a few months later.
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