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 Youngs (footballer, born 1994) Tom Youngs (footballer, born 1994) Thomas Ronald Youngs (born 6 September 1994) is an English football forward who plays for VCD Athletic. Youngs started his professional career at Bolton Wanderers, regularly playing in the reserve side. A product of the youth system, he made his début in the League Cup tie away to Tranmere Rovers on 27 August 2013, coming on as an extra time substitute for Rob Hall. His league début came on 26 April 2014, in a 3–1 win against Sheffield Wednesday, coming on as a late substitute for Chung-Yong Lee. On 27 October 2014, he joined Oldham