France Pen Was 'poor Judgement From Me' - Mccarthy

Ireland 2nd statement Joe McCarthy insists nan squad clasp "a batch of belief" contempt past week's crushing Six Nations nonaccomplishment to France.

Andy Farrell's side's hopes of reclaiming nan title were importantly dented aft leaving Stade de France empty-handed pursuing a 36-14 nonaccomplishment to nan holders.

With nan unit to present having intensified earlier Italy's sojourn to Dublin connected Saturday (14:10 GMT), McCarthy says Ireland are wished to rumor an emphatic consequence to past week's misery successful Paris.

"When you get a large capable nonaccomplishment for illustration that you decidedly haven't done a fewer things right," said nan Leinster forward, who admitted Ireland were blameworthy of "compounding errors".

"It was a reliable pill to swallow and it was a large opportunity distant to France commencement to nan Six Nations, but you don't get a 2nd chance.

"It was a reliable reappraisal but we are focused connected getting better. There is still a batch of belief successful nan group."

McCarthy was nan subordinate of nan lucifer successful Ireland's 38-17 triumph complete France successful Marseille successful 2024, but he has been blameworthy of ill-discipline successful nan 2 meetings since.

During past year's conclusion successful Dublin, he was yellowish carded for what onslaught coach Andrew Goodman later called a "stupid penalty" erstwhile he pulled backmost Thomas Ramos disconnected nan ball, starring to France's opening try.

Last week, he talented France a punishment successful beforehand of nan Irish posts erstwhile he barged into Mickael Guillard from nan side, allowing nan hosts to agelong their lead by 3 points to 15-0.

"It was a mediocre punishment from me, decidedly avoidable," said nan 24-year-old, who made his British and Irish Lions Test debut past summer.

"They're nan ones you don't want to springiness away. I was trying to make an effect aliases make a tackle and I sewage nan timing incorrect and tried to propulsion out, but it was conscionable a mediocre punishment and it gave them 3 points.

"It was thing I didn't want to beryllium doing but it was mediocre judgement from me. The pressure's connected you and they're connected apical of you, you're trying to extremity it but I decidedly could person avoided that one."