NAME: Joe McCarthy
DOB: 26/03/2001
POSITION: Lock
CLUB: Leinster
IRELAND CAPS: 19
McCarthy was largely unknown when he made his Leinster debut against Cardiff in January 2022, but within six months he was playing in the final of the Champions Cup, and bound for New Zealand with the Ireland squad.
The 24-year-old Dubliner has played almost 50 times for Leinster and goes on his maiden Lions tour.
The rampaging forward featured for Ireland at the RWC 2023 and won the 2024 Six Nations with Andy Farrell's side.
