Pat McCabe (rugby player)
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Pat McCabe is a professional Australian rugby union
player. He plays with the ACT Brumbies in the Super 15, and Warringah
in Sydney and has represented Australia
. He is a utility player, able to cover inside centre, outside centre, winger or fullback.
He established a starting position at the Brumbies on the right wing (#14) in the 2010 Super 14. After just 4 rounds he got a talk up from his coach Andy Friend basically just saying that he was carving it and had the ability to play for the Wallabies. He was the only Brumbies player to play every minute of the 2010 Super 14 regular season. He was later named the 2010 Australian Super 14 rookie of the year, capping off a successful debut season.
After initially being selected in the Australian sevens team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
, but having to withdraw due to injury,
McCabe has won the ARC
with the Central Coast Rays
, featured for Australia in the 2007 U/19 World Cup, and played for the NSW Waratahs on a development tour of Europe in 2006. He was also the Rat Boys'
Best & Fairest in 2008 scoring 21 tries.
in the Wallabies win over the Azzurri at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence. He was later named the Rugby Union Players Association's newcomer of the year.
Pat made his Rugby World Cup debut in 2011 in New Zealand also against Italy playing at Inside Centre, he featurred in the same position in his second and third games versus Ireland and the USA respectively, before missing the next game against Russia due to a shoulder injury sustained in the USA match.
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 plays with the ACT Brumbies in the Super 15, and Warringah
Warringah Rugby Club
Warringah Rugby Club is a rugby union club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales. Only located 25 km from the city centre, the club is close to many magnificent beaches, the Sydney Academy of Sport and Narrabeen Lake. The club currently competes in the New South Wales Rugby...
in Sydney and has represented Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
. He is a utility player, able to cover inside centre, outside centre, winger or fullback.
Professional rugby career
McCabe joined the Brumbies training squad in 2009 and the full-time squad for 2010 on a 2 year contract. He was the Brumbies 'Player of the Tour' in their four-match French tour in July/August 2009. He had a knee injury in 2008 which prevented him from playing Super 14 but recovered to play on the end of season tour.He established a starting position at the Brumbies on the right wing (#14) in the 2010 Super 14. After just 4 rounds he got a talk up from his coach Andy Friend basically just saying that he was carving it and had the ability to play for the Wallabies. He was the only Brumbies player to play every minute of the 2010 Super 14 regular season. He was later named the 2010 Australian Super 14 rookie of the year, capping off a successful debut season.
After initially being selected in the Australian sevens team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
, but having to withdraw due to injury,
McCabe has won the ARC
Australian Rugby Championship
The Australian Rugby Championship, often abbreviated to the ARC , was a domestic Rugby union football club competition in Australia which ran for only one season in August–October 2007...
with the Central Coast Rays
Central Coast Rays
The Central Coast Rays were an Australian rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The Rays were formed as one of New South Wales' three clubs that participated in the inaugural season of the championship, which started in August 2007. The team were...
, featured for Australia in the 2007 U/19 World Cup, and played for the NSW Waratahs on a development tour of Europe in 2006. He was also the Rat Boys'
Warringah Rugby Club
Warringah Rugby Club is a rugby union club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales. Only located 25 km from the city centre, the club is close to many magnificent beaches, the Sydney Academy of Sport and Narrabeen Lake. The club currently competes in the New South Wales Rugby...
Best & Fairest in 2008 scoring 21 tries.
Wallabies career
McCabe was selected on the Wallabies 2010 tour of Europe. He featured in midweek games against Leicester and Munster, before winning his debut Test Cap against Italy, appearing as a late substitute for Adam Ashley-CooperAdam Ashley-Cooper
Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union footballer. He he has signed with the NSW Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition for 2012 and also plays for Australia. He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast...
in the Wallabies win over the Azzurri at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence. He was later named the Rugby Union Players Association's newcomer of the year.
Pat made his Rugby World Cup debut in 2011 in New Zealand also against Italy playing at Inside Centre, he featurred in the same position in his second and third games versus Ireland and the USA respectively, before missing the next game against Russia due to a shoulder injury sustained in the USA match.