Johnny McPhillips (born 13 April 1997) is a professional

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player who plays for

US Carcassonne Union Sportive Carcassonnaise are a French rugby union club based in Carcassonne. US Carcassonne currently compete in the Nationale, the third tier of French rugby. The club was established in 1899. They play in black and yellow colours and at ...

in France's

Pro D2 The Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was introduced in 2000. It ...

, the second division. Between 2019 and 2021 he played 21 times for

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home ...

and between 2017 and 2019 he made 22 appearances for

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

.. He represented Ireland U20 as fly-half as the side made the Junior World Cup Final in 2016. Il devient champion de France de nationale avec l'US Carcassonne le 17 mai 2025 après avoir transformé l'essai dans les arrêts de jeu. Victoire 24 a 23 face à Chambéry.

Career

McPhillips was born in

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located o ...

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, and was a pupil at

Sedbergh School Sedbergh School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Private schools in the United Kingdom, private boarding school, boarding and day school, day school) in the town of Sedbergh in Cumbria, North West England. It comprise ...

. McPhilips signed for Ulster in 2016. After four appearances from the bench, he scored his first try on his first start on 9 February 2018. On 21 June 2019 McPhillips returned to England and signed for

. He played 21 times for the club over his two years, scoring 71 points. On 10 June 2021 his signing was announced by

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Ulster Rugby Profile
1997 births Living people Irish rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Ulster Rugby players Leicester Tigers players US Carcassonne players Provence Rugby players Rugby union players from Newcastle upon Tyne English expatriate rugby union players in France Irish expatriate rugby union players People educated at Sedbergh School {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub