Mike McCarthy (rugby union)
Birth name | Michael McCarthy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 November 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | South Africa, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael McCarthy (born 27 November 1981) is an English-born retired
Early life
McCarthy was born and raised in England. He was educated at Sedbergh School.
Club career
Early career
McCarthy started his professional career playing for
Connacht
McCarthy joined the Irish side
Newcastle Falcons
McCarthy made his debut for the Newcastle Falcons on 5 September 2004 against
In the
McCarthy played only nine games for Newcastle in the
Return to Connacht
McCarthy rejoined Connacht at the beginning of the 2007–08 season. He played in 14 games for the team in the 2007–08 Celtic League. McCarthy also started in all 6 of Connacht's group games in the 2007–08 European Challenge Cup, which included two matches against his former side Newcastle. The 2008–09 saw him make fewer appearances in both competitions, playing in just nine of Connacht's 2008–09 Celtic League matches and four of their Challenge Cup games.[2][4]
In the following season, McCarthy made a total 23 appearances for the team, including starting all of Connacht's matches in the
The 2011–12 season saw Connacht qualify for the
Leinster
McCarthy joined Leinster ahead of the 2013–14 season. He made his debut against
RC Narbonne
On 6 March 2017, McCarthy signed a two-year contract with French club RC Narbonne in the Pro D2 ahead of the 2017–18 season.[10] On 17 May 2017, McCarthy confirmed that he would not be joining Narbonne and has been forced to retire due to an elbow injury.[11]
International career
In his early career McCarthy was part of the English under-age set-up, but later switched his allegiance to Ireland.[6] In January 2011, McCarthy received his first call up for Ireland as part of the squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship. He was the only uncapped player named in the squad, but did not earn any caps in the tournament.[12][13] In August that year, however, McCarthy made his Ireland debut in a Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Scotland at Murrayfield.[14][15]
McCarthy was again part of the Ireland squad for the 2012 Six Nations. He was a late replacement for Donncha O'Callaghan in the 32–14 win over Scotland on 10 March. McCarthy again replaced O'Callaghan from the bench in the 30–9 defeat to England, seven days later.
McCarthy was called up for the
References
- ^ a b c d "Player Profile: Mike McCarthy". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Player Archive: Mike McCarthy". ERC. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Cardiff Blues 33 - 17 Connacht". RaboDirectPRO12. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Connacht Squad Index: Mike McCarthy". RaboDirectPRO12. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Falcons Downed By Awesome Stade". ERC. 2 April 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Who is Mike McCarthy?". Irish Independent. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "McCarthy set to claim Connacht ton". RTÉ Sport. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Connacht slam Blues over McCarthy swoop". Irish Independent. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Squad Index: Mike McCarthy". RaboDirectPRO12. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Ireland and Leinster second-rower Mike McCarthy signs for French club RC Narbonne". RTE Sport. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Mike McCarthy devastated as elbow injury scuppers France move and forces lock into retirement". Irish Independent. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "No room for O'Leary in Ireland squad". Irish Times. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Ireland squad named for RBS 6 Nations". RTÉ Sport. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Mike McCarthy set for Ireland debut against Scotland". BBC Sport. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Patient McCarthy finally reaps his reward". Irish Times. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Springboks fight back to beat Ireland". ESPN Scrum. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Ireland show no mercy against Pumas". ESPN Scrum. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2014.