Joe McCarthy looking to build on World Cup experience with Leinster

By the time he got back to Leinster’s UCD base last Monday week he had banked a well of experiences that will stand to him going forward. 

PROGRESSION: Joe McCarthy. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

It’s too soon for it now but Joe McCarthy will find himself looking back at Ireland’s 2023 World Cup experience at some point down the line and appreciating how it super-charged his nascent professional career.

The Leinster lock was just a few months beyond his 22nd birthday when he reported for national duty in the middle of June. He had one cap to his name after a 21-minute debut against the Wallabies in Dublin the previous November.