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 Taylor (rugby union) 14 Rugby Club Bayonne. In 2010 Taylor was studying towards his Bachelor of Science in geography at the University of Canterbury. Taylor's relatives include father Warwick, a second five eighth, who played for Canterbury from 1982 to 1990 and the All Blacks from 1983 to 1988, and uncle Murray Taylor, a first five-eighth who played for the All Blacks in 1979 and 1980. Tom Taylor (rugby union) Thomas James Taylor (born 11 March 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played as a Inside Centre or Fly-Half for the Crusaders in Super Rugby. and Canterbury in the ITM