Greg McCabe

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Greg McCabe
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Born 1995or1996(age 28–29) [1]
Occupation Coach [1]
Club(s)
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Shane O'Neill's
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Armagh

Greg McCabe is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Shane O'Neill's club and at senior level for the Armagh county team.

He was sent off in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Galway for striking Matthew Tierney in the face. The panel on The Sunday Game highlights programme was unanimous in its support for the decision. [2] He was also sent off that season against Tyrone in the 2022 National Football League. [3] [4] He had earlier scored a goal in that game. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Five Minutes With... Greg McCabe". Gaelic Life. 12 March 2020.
  2. Browne, P. J. "Sunday Game Pundits Unanimous On Armagh Red Card Vs Galway". Balls.ie.
  3. "Armagh set to appeal McCabe red card - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
  4. Mooney, Francis (6 February 2022). "Five red cards brandished as Armagh overcome Tyrone" via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Bogue, Declan. "Five injury-time red cards as Armagh overcome Tyrone to maintain winning form". The42.