Ireland lock Joe McCarthy will miss Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against England due to injury. Interim head coach Simon Easterby has moved Tadhg Beirne into the second row to replace ...

for a long time, I think." Lock Joe McCarthy, who has started Ireland's 11 previous games, joined prop Tadhg Furlong on Ireland's short injury list, paving the way for Ryan Baird to come into the ...

Lock Joe McCarthy, who has started Ireland's 11 previous games, joined prop Tadhg Furlong on the short injury list, paving the way for Ryan Baird to come into the back-row to start just his ...