Christian Judge | |
Birth Name: | Christian James Judge |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1993 |
Birth Place: | Wolverhampton |
Height: | 5ft 11in |
Weight: | 18st 13lbs |
Position: | Tighthead Prop |
Currentclub: | Saracens |
Years1: | 2014 - 2015 |
Clubs1: | Launceston |
Apps1: | 28 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2015 - 2016 |
Clubs2: | Plymouth Albion |
Apps2: | 30 |
Points2: | 15 |
Years3: | 2016 - 2017 |
Clubs3: | Bedford Blues |
Apps3: | 19 |
Points3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2017 - 2019 |
Clubs4: | Cornish Pirates |
Apps4: | 32 |
Points4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2018 - 2019 |
Clubs5: | → Saracens (loan) |
Apps5: | 20 |
Points5: | 5 |
Years6: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs6: | Bath |
Apps6: | 43 |
Points6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs7: | Worcester Warriors |
Apps7: | 10 |
Points7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2022– |
Clubs8: | Saracens |
Apps8: | 0 |
Points8: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 8 December 2021 |
Repyears1: | 2015 - 2016 |
Repteam1: | Cornwall |
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 Saracens.
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.[8] On 27 May 2022, Judge would return to Saracens ahead of the 2022-23 season.[9]
He helped Saracens win the Premiership title in 2023, featuring as a replacement in the final as Saracens defeated Sale Sharks.[10]