McLaughlin focused on Leinster after RWC axe
The twice capped lock-cum-back row made the second of those appearances in the first of the Guinness Series warm-ups against Scotland off the bench and played 80 minutes against Connacht but lost out when the final 30 was named.
“It was (difficult) when the lads were flying out,” he admitted yesterday. “I found it a bit tough but I’ve got a big job to do here and that’s my focus.”
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