Rupert Mudge

John "Rupert" Mudge (1928–1993) was an Australian rugby league player. He played both rugby codes in Sydney, New South Wales as well as playing rugby league in England. Rupert John Mudge played for the Randwick rugby union club in his junior years before being recruited by English rugby league club, Workington Town, where he was joined by fellow Australian recruit Tony Paskins. While in England, he played at representative level for British Empire, and Other Nationalities.

Mudge was coached by former Great Britain rugby league test captain, Gus Risman. A back-rower, or Prop Mudge was a try scorer for Workington Town in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final victory over Featherstone Rovers.

The Challenge Cup was played on Saturday 19 April 1952 at Wembley Stadium.

Three Australian footballers were in the Workington Town side, including Rupert. They played the match in front of Anthony Eden, who was Foreign Minister in the Government and Rupert John Mudge scored the longest ever running try at Wembley, which was the turning point in the match. It was then added to when Aussie team mates Tony Paskins and Bevan Wilson together scored another try in the final minutes of the game and Workington Town team beat Featherstone and won.

In 1955 both Mudge and Paskins returned to Australia where they joined the Eastern Suburbs rugby league team, Paskins was appointed captain. Mudge who played 45 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1955–58) is recognised as that clubs 448th player.

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