Mike McCarthy leaving.

[johng]

Great Player. Great bloke. Not sure how prepared for retirement he is but hopefully a few bucks from the insurance will give him time to pull it together.

Decent pundit with a good speaking voice. Might keep him in the game even on a part time basis.

[nelly the elephant]

In a way maybe its for the best, he was pretty wrecked and another 2 years may have badly affected his later quality of life. Plus theres the concussion issue

I just hope he adepts to civilian life as its come around now quicker than he wanted/planned

I'd echo all of this, I really liked him as a player and hope everything works out well for him.

+1

[Lar]

Thanks Mike!

[offshorerules]

Sorry to hear this as I'm sure no player wants to have to retire due to injury. Definitely Narbonne's loss. Thanks Micky Mac.

[RoboProp]

Thanks Mike. Best of luck to you

[blockhead]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/l ... 27118.html

Thanks for everything Mike.

[artaneboy]

Good luck and best wishes Mike. We as fans might think the timing is right, but it's always devastating for a player to have to retire due to injury.


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[Peg Leg]

Mike has been on the corporate speaking circuit lately and I came across this on LinkedIn via Vodafone.
His presentation includes a very informative image,
See below for the definitive training exercise that cut short Mike's career

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[sunshiner1]

Jesus the size of Rhys Ruddock's arms. The man is a beast.