Paul McCabe
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| Full name | Paul Dominic McCabe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]He now is a father of 3, Jacob McCabe (born 1991), Jessica McCabe (born 1992), and Emily McCabe (born 1995).
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Paul McCabe at stateoforigin.com.au Archived 22 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine
- Paul McCabe at the Rugby League Project
- Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league players
- Balmain Tigers players
- City New South Wales rugby league team players
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
- North Sydney Bears players
- Norths Devils players
- People educated at Padua College (Brisbane)
- Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players
- Rugby league players from Toowoomba
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sydney Roosters players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen