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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Megan Doherty

Canberra nurse speaks about the day she saved the life of an NRL star

Nurse Louise McCabe had just finished playing rugby union for West Wyalong in a game against Boorowa one Saturday in April and was getting ready to meet her husband so she could collect her uniform, have a shower and go to work on the night shift at the local hospital.

The men's game was underway on the West Wyalong oval and one of the players for the Boorowa Goldies was former NRL player Nathan Stapleton, who had retired to the country after a career with the Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters.

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