The boy done fine. Okay, not so much a boy, more Big Young Paddy, as Andy Farrell might be inclined to call him. The Irish head coach wasted little time in bringing Joe McCarthy into the Irish set-up and he’s now fast-tracked younger brother Paddy into Test rugby. The younger McCarthy was afforded his Test debut for the last 12 or 13 minutes of Ireland’s meeting with New Zealand in Soldier Field after starting just three of his 10 matches for Leinster – all of them this season and all of them in the URC. The 22-year-old’s energy and enthusiasm was palpable as he was first to support James Lowe in chasing Sam Prendergast’s restart, staying in the tackle...
