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Ireland’s Joe McCarthy conundrum: can he do the business at the breakdown?
Saturday’s game will be the biggest test of the 23-year-old lock’s young international career
Ireland’s Joe McCarthy celebrates winning the Six Nations earlier this year. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Nathan Johns
Sat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
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