Rudy Paige
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 August 1989 Heidelberg, Western Cape | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Bastion High School | ||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Scrum-half | ||
| Current club | Bulls | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–06 | SWD Eagles | ||
| 2007–10 | Golden Lions | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–12 | UJ | 12 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–12 | Young Lions | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | Golden Lions | 2 | (0) |
| 2012– | Blue Bulls | 33 | (10) |
| 2013– | Bulls | 28 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007 | S.A. Schools | () | |
| 2009 | S.A. Under-U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | S.A. Students | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 May 2016. | |||
Rudy Paige is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Bulls.[1] His usual position is scrum-half.
Career
Youth level
He played for SWD Eagles at various youth tournaments, but moved to the Golden Lions in 2007.
Golden Lions
He was included in a senior squad for the first time when he was named in the 2010 Vodacom Cup squad. He made his debut for the Golden Lions in that competition against the Blue Bulls.[2] His first start came a few weeks later in the same competition against the Welwitschias.[3]
Blue Bulls
After just 12 appearances for the Golden Lions, he joined the Blue Bulls at the start of the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division season.
Other
He was captain of the S.A. schools side in 2007 and took part in the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship for the South Africa U20 team.
He also played Varsity Cup rugby for UJ in 2011 and 2012.
Paige also made his national team debut in the second half of South Africa's 64-0 victory over the USA in the pool stages of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
References
- ↑ "Player Profile Rudy Paige". sarugby.net. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls". sarugby.net. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Golden Lions vs Welwitschias". sarugby.net. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
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