Neil McCarthy (rugby player)
Encyclopedia
Neil McCarthy is an English
Rugby union
player.
He was in the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup
in Wales and is one of only a handful of players to have an England cap at every representative level (U16; U18; U21 and senior).
He played as a hooker but could also cover prop. He was involved with the England team from 1999–2000.
McCarthy started his early rugby career at Bath
academy before moving to Gloucester and then to Bristol
where his career was ended by a knee injury in October 2002.
He is currently Leicester Tigers
Academy Manager where he has been since 2008.
Personal Life
McCarthy has been married to Sara since 2005, has two young children and lives in Leicester.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.
He was in the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...
in Wales and is one of only a handful of players to have an England cap at every representative level (U16; U18; U21 and senior).
He played as a hooker but could also cover prop. He was involved with the England team from 1999–2000.
McCarthy started his early rugby career at Bath
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
academy before moving to Gloucester and then to Bristol
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
where his career was ended by a knee injury in October 2002.
He is currently Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
Academy Manager where he has been since 2008.
Personal Life
McCarthy has been married to Sara since 2005, has two young children and lives in Leicester.