Neil McCarthy (rugby union) 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 2007-2015 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. Having restructured and established the Gloucester academy as a leading programme McCarthy moved into
Tom Palmer (rugby union) the England Saxons side narrowly defeated 22–26 by France A. After playing in the 2007 Six Nations Championship, Palmer made the training squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He did not make the final 30 man squad. He played for England Saxons as they defeated the Ireland Wolfhounds on 1 February 2008. In the summer of 2010, Palmer started as England defeated Australia in Sydney. He played for England in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Tom Palmer (rugby union) Tom Palmer (born 27 March 1979 in Harringay, London) is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock for