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
Ben Harris (rugby union) Ben Harris (rugby union) Ben Harris (born 24 April 1989) is an English rugby union player for Wasps in the Aviva Premiership. Harris was initially part of Rotherham Titans set-up but he joined Yorkshire Carnegie on loan in 2012-13 season where he quickly established himself in the first team and made 22 appearances in total throughout the campaign and earned a permanent contract. He was one of the stars of the season, earning a number of Man of the Match accolades and carved a reputation as one of the brightest young talents in the RFU Championship. He was in consistent