Leinster confirm McLaughlin as new club captain

"Kevin is a player who leads by example with little regard for his own body and he epitomises everything we want to see from a Leinster Rugby team going forward."

Kevin McLaughlin has this afternoon been confirmed by Leinster Rugby as the captain during the Rugby World Cup period.

The 30-year-old St. Mary's club man, who has 114 caps for Leinster since his debut in April 2007, has captained the province in the past and lead the team out against Edinburgh and Benetton Treviso in last season's Guinness PRO12.