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 Stephenson (rugby union) during a pre-season friendly against Rotherham Titans. It was announced on 30 May 2017 that Stephenson would join fellow Saints teammate Tom Collins in travelling to Australia for the summer to progress his rugby after returning from injury late in the season. The pair linked up with Randwick in Sydney. On 27 March 2018 it was confirmed that Stephenson would be leaving his childhood club Northampton Saints after 5 years. Tom Stephenson (rugby union) Tom Stephenson (born 5 May 1994) is an English rugby union player who currently plays for RFU Championship side London Irish. Stephenson is a former Moulton