LEINSTER HAVE ANNOUNCED new contracts for three players: Scott Penny, Cormac Foley and Joe McCarthy.
Penny, the back-row forward, has played 52 times for Leinster and scored 135 points since making his debut in 2018. The 23-year old can play at either openside flanker or number eight. He joined the Leinster academy from his school, St Michael’s, in 2018.
Foley, the 23-year-old scrum-half and former Ireland U20 international, signed his first professional contract last year and is a graduate of the Leinster academy.
Second-row forward McCarthy, 21, has already been capped by Ireland, against Australia in November.
“He’s good Joe, he brings a lot of power to the team,” Leinster head coach Leo Cullen said ahead of McCarthy’s first appearance in the Champions Cup, against Racing in January.
He added: “Set piece power, but just in terms of his carry, his clean out, his stopping power in the tackle as well. He’s a young player. Young players when they come into the team, it’s not going to be perfect for them.
“He’s had a great rise in the game quite quickly, Joe. He’s another one in terms of his attitude is excellent. He just goes about his work and he’s very, very diligent in everything he does.”
