Third fracture forces McCabe to retire

By Fleta Page
Updated August 27 2014 - 5:23pm, first published 3:56pm
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14: Pat McCabe of the Wallabies nurses an injured shoulder after the second International Test Match between the Australian Wallabies and France at Etihad Stadium on June 14, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images) Photo: Mark Nolan
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14: Pat McCabe of the Wallabies nurses an injured shoulder after the second International Test Match between the Australian Wallabies and France at Etihad Stadium on June 14, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images) Photo: Mark Nolan
Wallaby Pat McCabe returns from New Zealand with an injured neck on Sunday, Photo: Getty Images/Michele Mossop
Wallaby Pat McCabe returns from New Zealand with an injured neck on Sunday, Photo: Getty Images/Michele Mossop
Pat McCabe's rugby career over after third neck injury
Pat McCabe's rugby career over after third neck injury
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: Pat McCabe of the Wallabies looks on during The Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 16, 2014 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Photo: Cameron Spencer
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: Pat McCabe of the Wallabies looks on during The Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 16, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Photo: Cameron Spencer

The rugby career of Brumbies and Wallabies player Pat McCabe is over after another neck fracture was confirmed by a specialist in Sydney on Tuesday.

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