Rupert Mudge

John "Rupert" Mudge (1928–1993) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played both rugby codes in Sydney, New South Wales as well as playing rugby league in England. While in England, he played at representative level for British Empire and Other Nationalities.

Biography Rupert John Mudge played for the Randwick rugby union club in his junior years before being recruited by English rugby league club Workington Town in 1948, where he was joined by fellow Australian recruit Tony Paskins.

Mudge was coached by former Great Britain rugby league test captain, Gus Risman. A back-rower, or , Rupert Mudge played at , and scored a try in Workington Town's 18–10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1951–52 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.

Three Australian footballers were in the Workington Town side, including Rupert, Tony Paskins and Bevan Wilson. 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 teammate Tony Paskins and George Wilson together scored another try in the final minutes of the game and Workington Town team beat Featherstone and won.