Kate Farrell McCabe | |
Birth Date: | April df=y |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Height: | 1.67m |
Weight: | 57kg[1] |
School: | Gorey Community School |
University: | Technological University of Dublin |
Amatteam1: | Gorey RFC |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2019- |
Ru Sevensnationalteam1: | Ireland |
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.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, 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]
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]