Rudy Paige


Rudy Paige is a South African rugby union player for in the French Top 14. His usual position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth level

He played for at various youth tournaments, but moved to the 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. His first start came a few weeks later in the same competition against the.

Blue Bulls

After just 12 appearances for the Golden Lions, he joined the at the start of the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division season. In March 2018 the 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 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 in 2019.

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 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.