One time South Sydney premiership winner in 1914, who also won a City Cup in 1912. He was the leading try scorer of the 1905 South Sydney RU premiership winning team. McCabe was a Olympic Gold Medalist with the 1908-09 Rugby Union Wallabies, before coming over to League as part of the 1909 Wallabies group. McCabe was the highest paid Wallaby at £200 to come across to Rugby League. McCabe was a prolific try scorer, scoring the most South Sydney and NSWRL tries in 1910 with 19, where he was dubbed the "Will O The Wisp". He would be the South Sydney leading career premiership try scorer in 1911 until 1914 McCabe was also the South Sydney leading career point scorer between 1912 and 1914.
McCabe was considered as one of the trickiest five-eighths to play. He was exemptionality quick off the mark, with a side-step either way at top speed, and clever at evading tackler.
Playing - Height / Weight
5ft 6in / 11st 3lb
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Tamworth - 23rd June 1887 (Died - 1924)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
South Sydney RU (1905-09) (Leading MRU try scorer 1905-06-07)
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Sydney Metropolitan II RU (1908)
New South Wales RU (1907-09)
Australia RU (1908-09) 1 - - - - (1908 Gold Medalist)
Playing Career at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1910 Rd01 v Balmain (22y 311d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1910 12 12 - 19+ - - 57
1911 15 15 - 11 1 - 35 : : - - - - - - -
1912 13 13 - 9 - - 27 : 3 3 - 2 - - 6
1913 11 11 - 2 - - 6 : 2 2 - - - - -
1914 14 14 - 7 1 - 23 : 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : 4 4 - 6 - - 18
TOTAL 65 65 - 48 2 - 148 : 8 8 - 3 - - 9 : 4 4 - 6 - - 18
SS Cup 8 8 - 3 - - 9
SS FG 77 77 - 57 2 - 175
+ - Top NSWRL Try / Pointscorer
Lower Grades
Second Grade : (2G)Sports Ground Cup : Third Grade :
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts :
1910 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1911 - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1912 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1913 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1914 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 65 65 - 48 2 - 148 : 8 8 - 3 - - 9 : 77 77 - 57 2 - 175
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
never
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic CvC / Interstate : Tourists : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Wallabies 1909 : : 3 3 - 4 - - 12
New South Wales 1910 2 2 - 3 - - 9 : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
Sydney Metropolis 1911 1 1 - - - - - : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
Combined Odd FG 1911 : : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 9 9 - 9 - - 27
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
none :
TOTAL
ALL REPS 9 9 - 9 - - 27
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1909 5/8 Wallabies v Kangaroos 1st Match 1 - -
1909 3/4 Wallabies v Kangaroos 2nd Match 2 - -
1909 3/4 Wallabies v Kangaroos 3rd Match 1 - -
1910 5/8 New South Wales v Newcastle 1st Match 1 - -
1910 5/8 New South Wales v Queensland 1st Match 2 - -
1910 5/8 New South Wales v Queensland 2nd Match 1 - -
1911 5/8 Sydney Metropolis v NSW Country 1st Match - - -
1911 5/8 Combined Odd FG v Combined Even FG - - -
1911 5/8 Sydney Metropolis v Hunter/Northern 1st Match 1 - -
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