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Rudy Paige
Date of birth	2 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Heidelberg, Western Cape
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
School	Bastion High School
University	University of Johannesburg
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Current team	Clermont
Youth career
2001–2006	SWD Eagles
2007–2010	Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2011–2012	UJ
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–2012	Golden Lions XV
2011	Golden Lions
2012–2016	Blue Bulls
2013–2017	Bulls
2018	Free State XV
2018	Free State Cheetahs
2018–2019	Cheetahs
	Correct as of 21 July 2019
International career
Years	Team
2007	South Africa Schools
2009	South Africa Under-20
2012	South Africa Students
2015–2017	South Africa
2016	Springbok XV
	Correct as of 13 April 2018
Men's Rugby union
Representing South Africa
Rugby World Cup

Rudy Paige (born 2 August 1989) is a South African retired rugby union player for Clermont in the French Top 14.^[1] His usual position was scrum-half.

Career

Youth level

Paige played for SWD Eagles at various youth tournaments, but moved to the Golden Lions in 2007.

Golden Lions

Paige 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, Paige joined the Blue Bulls at the start of the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division season. In March 2018 the Bulls announced they would be parting ways with Paige after being the left out of the teams Super Rugby squad for the 2018 season.

Cheetahs

The Cheetahs signed a three-month contract with Paige where he would play for the remainder of the Cheetahs 2017-18 Pro14 season.

Clermont Auvergne

Paige joined French Top 14 side Clermont in 2019.^[4]

Other

Paige 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.

Paige 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

^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Rudy Paige". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 22–27 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 51–20 Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ "Les quatre premiers jokers Coupe du Monde ont donné leur accord" (Press release) (in French). ASM Clermont Auvergne. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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[SARU_Player_Profile_Rudy_Paige-1] "SA Rugby Player Profile – Rudy Paige". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[Golden_Lions_22-27_Blue_Bulls-2] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 22–27 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[Golden_Lions_51-20_Welwitschias-3] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 51–20 Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[Les_quatre_premiers_jokers_Coupe_du_Monde_ont_donné_leur_accord-4] "Les quatre premiers jokers Coupe du Monde ont donné leur accord" (Press release) (in French). ASM Clermont Auvergne. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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