Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- John
- Born
- Wednesday, 6th June, 1928
- Died
- Friday, 23rd July, 1993 (Aged 65 years and 47 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- European Championship
- 1952/1953
Biography
Second row forward John Mudge was playing in Easts' RU juniors when he was picked by Workington Town manager Tom Mitchell to play in England. There, he joined ex-patriot Tony Paskins under the coaching of legendary Great Britain Test captain Gus Risman. Mudge was a try-scorer in the 18-10 win against Featherstone Rovers in the 1952 Challenge Cup but was not as fortunate three years later when the club went down to Barrow, 21-12. He then returned to Australia and played with Easts for four seasons.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Workington Town | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| European Championship | 1 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 47 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 46.81% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 63 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 41 | 35 | 0 | 65.08% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Other | 1949-53 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australasia | 1951 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1955 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1956 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.27% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1957 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1958 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1955-58 | 47 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 46.81% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Tony McCarron
Your Say
17 Jan 2010 8:23am
Rupert John Mudge held the record for the longest running try at the old Wembley Stadium (demolished 2000). It was scored in the Workington Town/Featherstone Challenge Cup match on April 20, 1952.
16 May 2011 12:20pm
Rupert Mudge was my uncle. My mum, Barbara, was Yvonne Mudge's little sister. We always looked up to Uncle Rupert. He was a good looking, well-groomed man, and, as children, we spent many happy days with the family. We always told people proudly that he was our uncle, especially when he was on television with Rex Mossop.
5 Jun 2021 11:10pm
after his football career he remained active coaching junior teams. He was instrumental in starting the Coogee Minows they still have a competition [the john mudge trophy] commemorating his achievements. He became president of the Randwick Rugby Club then went on to become a selector for the Roosters
26 Jun 2021 3:16pm
My dad was playing for Randwick Rugby Club (not Easts Rugby when he was scouted to play for Workington.
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