Date of birth | 25 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otto du Plessis High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rudi Mathee (born 25 February 1986) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played mainly as a lock. He most recently represented the Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup having previously played for the Golden Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Griffons.
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[1] Mathee made nine appearances during the season, scoring three tries.
He retired in 2016 on medical advice after suffering a back injury.