The scrum-half spoke of his apprehension prior to coming out to his team-mates but said his experience afterwards had been 'entirely positive', hailing his coaches and teammates for their support. In an interview on the Leinster Rugby website, McCarthy detailed how he came out to his team-mates in January having discussed the subject with coaches Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster in November. Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy has spoken publicly about his sexuality for the first time, the 27-year-old saying he contemplated retiring from rugby before coming out as gay.
