Patrick McCarthy (rugby union)

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1893|06|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tomona, New Zealand

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| death_place = Brisbane, Australia

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| position = Halfback

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Patrick McCarthy (28 June 1893 – 1 July 1976) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.{{cite web |title=St Pat's town spawns sports and historic tales |url=https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_welcom/st-pats-town-spawns-sports-and-historic-tales/ |publisher= Archdiocese of Wellington |language=en-NZ |date=9 December 2010}}

McCarthy was educated at Napier Boys' High School and St Patrick's College in Wellington. He captained the St Patrick's College 1st XV for three seasons. After World War I, McCarthy became an ordained priest and took up a teaching position at St Bede's College, during which time he played rugby for Christchurch club Marist.{{cite web |title=#277: Patrick McCarthy |url=https://stats.allblacks.com/all-players/profile/Patrick-McCarthy-AB-277 |website=NZ Rugby Stats}}

A halfback, McCarthy was 30 years of age on his representative debut for Canterbury in 1923 and in the same year represented the All Blacks in the second of three home fixtures against New South Wales, deputising Jimmy Mill.{{cite news |title=Former rugby star dies |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19760705.2.124 |work=The Press |date=5 July 1976}}

McCarthy subsequently immigrated to Australia to teach.