{{Short description|English rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Christian 'Le Cochon' Judge | image = | birth_name = Christian James Judge | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|8}} | birth_place = Wolverhampton | height = 5ft 11in | weight = 18st 13lbs | school = | position = Tighthead Prop | currentclub = Beziers | 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 = 28 | points7 = 0 | years8 = 2022–2024 | clubs8 = Saracens | apps8 = 35 | points8 = 0 | years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Beziers | apps9 = 0 | points9 = 0 | clubupdate = 8 December 2021 | repyears1 = 2015–2016 | repteam1 = Cornwall | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | repupdate = }}
'''Christian James Judge''' (born 8 January 1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/300966.html|title=Christian Judge profile|publisher=ESPN|access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref> is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for Pro D2 club Beziers.
Judge began playing rugby age 8 for his local club Launceston, representing the side all the way through to their first team.<ref name="TRP">{{cite web|url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/27841/cornish-pirates-announce-first-signing-of-next-season/|publisher=The Rugby Paper|date=10 February 2017|access-date=30 May 2019|title=Pirates announce first signing of next season}}</ref> He then joined Plymouth Albion and impressed in National League 1.<ref name="TRP"/> Judge played for Derwent College rugby team in his time at the University of York (2011-14). Judge played for Cornwall as they won the County Championship in 2015 and 2016.<ref name="Sarries Loan 1">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/45547535|publisher=BBC|date=17 September 2017|access-date=30 May 2019|title=Christian Judge: Saracens sign Cornish Pirates prop on loan as injury cover}}</ref>
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.<ref name="TRP"/>
On 17 September 2018 Judge joined Premiership Rugby side Saracens initially on a three-week loan.<ref name="Sarries Loan 1"/> The loan was extended until January,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46715793|publisher=BBC|date=30 December 2018|access-date=30 May 2019|title=Saracens: Prop Christian Judge extends loan from Cornish Pirates}}</ref> and then again until the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season.<ref name="Loan 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2019/02/15/christian-judge-returns-to-saracens/|publisher=Premiership Rugby|date=15 February 2019|access-date=30 May 2019|title=Christian Judge returns to Saracens}}</ref> Judge ended the season as Premiership champion coming off the bench as Saracens won the 2019 Premiership Final against Exeter Chiefs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/48438232|title=Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 34-37 Saracens|publisher=BBC |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>
On 18 January 2019 it was announced that Judge would be joining Bath for the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season.<ref name="somersetlive">{{cite web|url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/bath-rugby-four-new-signings-2441529|author=Daniel Evans|title=Bath Rugby sign Lewis Boyce, Will Stuart, Mike Williams and Christian Judge|website=Somerset Live|access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref>
He joined Worcester Warriors for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/55903115 |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Warriors sign Bath's Judge for 2021-22|date=2 February 2021|access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> On 27 May 2022, Judge would return to Saracens ahead of the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.saracens.com/christian-judge-to-return-to-saracens/|publisher=Saracens |title=Christian Judge to return to Saracens |date=27 May 2022 | access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
He helped Saracens win the Premiership title in 2023, featuring as a replacement in the final as Saracens defeated Sale Sharks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/65727086|title=Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller |publisher=BBC |date=27 May 2023 |access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref>
On 12 March 2024, Judge makes his move to France as he signs for Beziers in the Pro D2 competition from the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://saracens.com/christian-judge-to-move-to-beziers/|publisher=Saracens |title=Christian Judge to move to Beziers|date=12 March 2024|access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Judge, Christian}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:English rugby union players Category:Bath Rugby players Category:Saracens F.C. players Category:Bedford Blues players Category:Cornish Pirates players Category:Plymouth Albion R.F.C. players Category:Rugby union props Category:Rugby union players from Wolverhampton Category:Alumni of the University of York Category:21st-century English sportsmen