Neil McCarthy (rugby union)

Neil McCarthy
Birth name	Neil McCarthy
Date of birth	29 November 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth	Slough, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	England Colts
Senior career
Years	Team
1992–1997; 1997–2000; 2000–2003; 2003-2004	Bath Rugby ; Gloucester Rugby ; Bristol ; Orrell
International career
Years	Team
1999–2000	England

Last updated July 02, 2024

Neil McCarthy (born 29 November 1974) is an English former Rugby union player.

McCarthy was born in Slough. He was in the England team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales and is one of only a handful of players to have an England cap at every representative level (U16; U18; U21; Saxons & Senior).

He played as a hooker but could also cover prop. He was involved with the England team from 1999 to 2000, including the Rugby World Cup 1999.

McCarthy started his early rugby career at Bath academy before moving to Gloucester and then to Bristol where his career was effectively ended in 2002 by a serious knee injury. McCarthy spent two years attempting to come back from the injury which included a final spell with Orrell Rugby, eventually retiring in 2004 after further complications from the original injury.

He was Leicester Tigers Academy director from 2007 to 2015 and produced current England players George Ford, Manu Tuilagi, Dan Cole, Tom Croft, Billy Twelvetrees and the Youngs Brothers Ben and Tom. On 11 March 2015, McCarthy returned to Gloucester Rugby to become their new Head of academy.^[1] Having restructured and established the Gloucester academy as a leading programme McCarthy moved into Olympic sport with British Skeleton based in Bath, UK.

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References

↑ "Gloucester Rugby appoint Neil McCarthy as Head of Academy". Gloucester Rugby. 11 March 2015.

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[1] "Gloucester Rugby appoint Neil McCarthy as Head of Academy". Gloucester Rugby. 11 March 2015.

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v t e England squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup
Forwards	Archer Back Cockerill Corry Dallaglio Garforth Greening Hill Johnson (c) Leonard McCarthy Grewcock Rodber Rowntree Ubogu Vickery Worsley
Backs	Beal Bracken Catt Dawson De Glanville Grayson Greenwood Guscott Healey Luger Perry Rees Wilkinson Lloyd (injury replacement) Wood (injury replacement)
Head coach: Woodward