Thomas McCabe (21 August 1881 – 29 August 1960)[1] was an English rugby league player.
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| Full name | Thomas McCabe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1881 Widnes, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 August 1960 (aged 79) Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born and raised in Widnes, McCabe was a pioneer of the sport in Australia, having moved there as a young adult.[2]
McCabe, a forward, competed with Glebe in the 1908 NSWRFL season and appeared for Australia in the first ever Test between them and New Zealand, held that year at Sydney's Royal Agricultural Society Showground. He also featured on the 1908–09 tour of Great Britain, where he remained and had several seasons with Oldham.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Mr. T. McCabe, Liverpool". Widnes Weekly News. 2 September 1960.
- ^ "He Pioneered R.L. In Australia". Widnes Weekly News. 2 September 1960.
- ^ "Rugby League Gossip". The Arrow. 10 April 1909. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tom McCabe - ORL Heritage Trust". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk.
External links
edit- Tom McCabe at Rugby League Project