Christian Judge
| Birth name | Christian James Judge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | January 8, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 13 lb (265 lb; 120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christian James Judge (born 8 January 1993)[1] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for Premiership Rugby club Worcester Warriors.
Judge began playing rugby age 8 for his local club Launceston, representing the side all the way through to their first team.[2] He then joined Plymouth Albion and impressed in National League 1.[2] Judge played for Cornwall as they won the County Championship in 2015 and 2016.[3]
He joined Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship in 2016 and in the summer of 2017 moved back to Cornwall by joining the Cornish Pirates.[2]
On 17 September 2018 Judge joined Premiership Rugby side Saracens initially on a three week loan.[3] The loan was extended until January,[4] and then again until the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season.[5] Judge ended the season as Premiership champion coming off the bench as Saracens won the 2019 Premiership Final against Exeter Chiefs.[6]
On 18 January 2019 it was announced that Judge would be joining Bath for the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season.[7]
He joined Worcester Warriors for the 2020–21 season
References
- ^ "Christian Judge profile". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Pirates announce first signing of next season". The Rugby Paper. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Christian Judge: Saracens sign Cornish Pirates prop on loan as injury cover". BBC. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Saracens: Prop Christian Judge extends loan from Cornish Pirates". BBC. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Christian Judge returns to Saracens". Premiership Rugby. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 34-37 Saracens". BBC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Daniel Evans. "Bath Rugby sign Lewis Boyce, Will Stuart, Mike Williams and Christian Judge". Somerset Live. Retrieved 30 May 2019.