The 22-year-old second row put in an all-action 80-minute performance against Romania.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Bordeaux WHEN ROMANIA FULLBACK Marius Simionescu came up with a quite brilliant tackle on Joe McCarthy in the left corner in the 67th minute, the Ireland lock must have thought that it wasn’t going to be his day when it came to try-scoring.
But McCarthy’s friends had to congratulate him too. On the very next play after Simionescu’s try-saver, Conor Murray offloaded to McCarthy and from 10 metres out, he showed footwork and threw out a fend to beat a weak Romanian tackle and cross for his first five-pointer at senior international level.
Only Bundee Aki had more carries than McCarthy’s 17, while the Irish lock also threw three offloads and eight passes, some of them showing his ever-improving handling skills.McCarthy had more ruck arrivals than any other Irish player with 18 and he also completed all six of his tackle attempts. He would have been frustrated to concede a first-half penalty but it was a tough one as he appeared to show a clear release from the tackle before jackaling.
“Because it’s the World Cup, there are so many more eyes on it, you’re getting more texts. It just feels like a big occasion and you kind of want to put your best foot forward. There were a lot of nerves going into it. I think everybody felt that. A bit of nerves is good, it keeps you on your toes.”
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