Paul McCabe

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Paul McCabe
Personal information
Full namePaul Dominic McCabe
Born (1959-08-04) 4 August 1959 (age 66)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Norths (Brisbane)
1979 North Sydney Bears 140000
1980–81 Eastern Suburbs 3380024
1982–85 Manly Sea Eagles 69140047
1986 Balmain Tigers 80000
Total124220071
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1981 New South Wales 20000
1981–85 Queensland 50000
1981–83 Australia 62006
1981–83 NSW City 21003
Source: [1]

Paul McCabe (born 4 August 1959 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for several clubs as well as representing Queensland in State of Origin series. McCabe was also a member of the 1982 "Invincibles" Kangaroos side, playing in the third Test against Great Britain. His older brother John was also a Queensland representative player in the 1970s who played for the Valley's in the BRL.

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Playing career

In 1981, McCabe was selected to play for both New South Wales and Queensland. He played the first two games of the series for the Blues and the third game, selected on state of origin rules, for the Maroons. He is one of the few Queensland origin players to have previously played for the Blues.

McCabe played for North Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, Manly-Warringah and Balmain before returning to Queensland. He is one of six players to ever represent NSW and QLD in the same origin series, He also represented Sydney City Firsts and Brisbane, McCabe also played origin in 1983 and 1985, but wasn't able to play in 1984 due to injury. [2]

Personal life

He now is a father of 3, Jacob McCabe (born 1991), Jessica McCabe (born 1992), and Emily McCabe (born 1995).

References

  1. "Paul McCabe – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.