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 Davies (rugby union player) University of Sheffield. Tom Davies (rugby union player) "Not to be confused with Tom Davies (rugby player), born 1993" Tomas Arthwr Davies (born 24 March 1986) is a rugby union player. A prop forward, he played club rugby for Doncaster Knights from 2005 to 2015, having previously played for Cardiff Blues. Davies qualifies for Wales as both his parents were born in Aberdare and he represented Wales at Under 18 level and Yorkshire Under 20s. He has also played for the Barbarians. He retired from professional rugby in 2015 for a career in chemical engineering, following a degree in that