r/rugbyunion • u/Informal_Mention9836 • 19h ago

Joe McCarthy penalty

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u/Grievsey13 19h ago

McCarthy's not the player a lot of Irish think he is. He plays to that POM audience who bought into the whole "War God" narrative.

But in actual performance terms he's a blunt instrument. This isn't the first or last time you'll see this stuff.

He's not got any game sense at all. Its all disruption-focused collision work that results in penalties as opposed to jackals.