Kate Farrell McCabe (born 4 January 2001) is an Irish rugby union player. She plays for Suttonians RFC and the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team. She represented Ireland at the 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup.
| Date of birth | 4 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ballyoughter National School Gorey Community School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Technological University of Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
editBorn in Dublin, Ireland, Farrell McCabe moved to Wexford before her first birthday. Her father was a coach with Gorey RFC. In her youth, she was a show jumping rider, a Gaelic footballer, and a camogie player.[2] She attended Ballyoughter National School, Gorey Community School, and Technological University of Dublin. She has a sister and two brothers.[3]
Career
editShe won three All-Ireland Rugby Sevens medals with Gorey Community School in Wexford. She plays All Ireland League for Suttonians RFC. She was a try scorer as the side won the Ireland League Women's Division Conference final in February 2022.[4]
She played for the Irish under-18 rugby sevens team in 2019.[5] That year she was called up to the senior Irish sevens side.[6] She made her senior debut against France.[3] She played for the senior Ireland side at the Rugby Sevens World Cup in 2022.[7] She subsequently played for Ireland in Sevens Rugby in January 2024 at the SVNS Series tournament in Perth, Western Australia.[8] The Irish team claimed their first World Series tournament victory at the event.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Ireland Women's team". svns.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Hannigan, Mary (4 February 2024). "Meet the women's Sevens stars opening new frontiers for Irish rugby". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Local Profiles". Ballyoughter.ie. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Suttonians Soar To Claim Women's Conference Title". Irish Rugby. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Under-18 Women Building Nicely For European Sevens". Irish Rugby. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "History beckons for women in Cape Town". World.Rugby. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Fleming, Rory (9 September 2022). "Meet the players representing Ireland in the Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens". Extra.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Heagney, Liam (17 November 2023). "Ireland name their 2023/24 men's and women's sevens squads". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "World Rugby Sevens Series: Ireland women win historic first gold in Perth". BBC Sport. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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