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Kate Farrell McCabe
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthDublin
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)[1]
SchoolGorey Community School
UniversityTechnological University of Dublin
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Gorey RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Suttonians RFC ()
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2019- Ireland

Kate Farrell McCabe (born 21 September 1995) 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.

Early and personal life[edit]

Born in Dublin, Farrell McCabe moved to Wexford before her first birthday. Her father was a coach with Gorey RFC. She was a Gaelic football and camogie player in her youth.[2] She attended Ballyoughter National School and Technological University of Dublin. She has a sister and two brothers.[3]

Career[edit]

She she 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]

  1. ^ "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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