As Leinster prepare for the latest chapter in their rivalry with La Rochelle, second-row Joe McCarthy is eagerly anticipating the challenge that awaits in France. The two sides have met five times ...

The first of those responses was a gritty 16-9 win in La Rochelle’s back yard and Joe McCarthy loved everything about that experience: from the win to the crowd and to the unfamiliar fish dish ...

As Leinster prepare for the latest chapter in their rivalry with La Rochelle, second-row Joe McCarthy is eagerly anticipating the challenge that awaits in France. The two sides have met five times ...

Leinster lock has fond memories of the Stade Marcel-Deflandre Leinster's Joe McCarthy. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Joe McCarthy knows the smell of victory against La Rochelle. And the taste of it ...

Joe McCarthy Leinster and La Rochelle have previous. When they met in this fixture last season, Leinster had lost three of their previous meetings, famously in the 2022 and 2023 finals and in the ...

And McCarthy, whose first season in the Leinster side included a cameo in that 2022 final admitted that, while familiarity does not breed contempt, it has brought a greater edge to it. He said ...