Getting To Know Peter McCabe

In his first week of training as a contracted player, get to know Munster prop Peter McCabe who joins the province this season on a one year Development Contract.

A native of Dromtariffe in Co. Cork, while attending Christian Brothers College, Cork, McCabe initially alternated between centre and flanker before making the switch to the front row in his Leaving Cert year.

It was a move that would prove fruitful. A dual-status player in his first year at college, the loosehead lined out in both the colours of Kanturk – alongside his brothers Dan and Luke – and UCC, and following a successful three years with the college-men – in which he also represented Irish Universities – he made the move to Dolphin.

Impressing at club level and for a number of Munster development sides, McCabe made his Munster ‘A’ debut when he started an Interprovincial Series clash against Connacht in Dooradoyle in March of last year and went on to make his first British & Irish Cup appearance in the 2015 quarter-final against Doncaster Knights in January.

Commenting on his first week of pre-season, McCabe said, “It’s a great opportunity and I’m delighted to have it. Week 1 of pre-season has been tough, both mentally and physically, especially the first day, but once you get that over you, you get into the swing of things very fast. I’m sure things will be stepped up again next week and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Name: Peter McCabe

Favourite Food: Jack McCarthy's Black Pudding

Book you are currently reading or have just finished: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Favourite TV programme: The Walking Dead , True Detective

Favourite Film: Shawshank Redemption

Favourite Actor/Actress: Leonardo Dicaprio

Most enjoyable holiday location: Ios, Greece

Marooned on a desert island what could you not be without: My mum's cuisine

Favourite sport other than rugby: Golf

The sport you least like: Cricket

Person you would most like to meet: Tiger Woods

Sportsperson you admire most: Ray Lewis, American football linebacker

Hobbies: Fishing

Where and when did you first play rugby: Kanturk RFC U12s

Biggest influence on career: My family

Best career advice you were given: From Neil Lucey my Senior Cup coach in CBC at the start of 6th year
who encouraged me to change from centre to prop

What you like most/least about being a rugby player: The friendships you form with people / the early
mornings.

Other sports that you played: Gaelic football with my local club Dromtarriffe in Duhallow

Best rugby memory: Playing for Kanturk with my two brother's Dan and Luke

Rugby player you admire most: Jonny Wilkinson

Rugby team you admire most: All-Blacks

Sporting event you would most like to attend: Super Bowl

Three people you would invite to dinner and why: JJ Watt for security , Emily Ratajkowski for a bit of eye candy and Calvin Harris to bang out the tunes

If you weren’t a rugby player what would you be: Strength and Conditioning Coach