Date of birth | 2 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rudy Paige (born 2 August 1989) is a South African rugby union player for Clermont in the French Top 14. [1] His usual position is scrum-half.
Paige played for SWD Eagles at various youth tournaments, but moved to the Golden Lions in 2007.
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]
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.
The Cheetahs signed a three-month contract with Paige where he would play for the remainder of the Cheetahs 2017-18 Pro14 season.
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.
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