{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Distinguish|Rudi Matthee}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Rudi Mathee | image = | fullname = <!--if different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|02|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Port Elizabeth, South Africa | height = {{height|m=1.95}} | weight = {{convert|108|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}} | nickname = | occupation = | school = Otto du Plessis High School | university = | relatives = | position = Lock | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2007 | clubs1 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}} | apps1 = 6 | points1 = 5 | years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Leopards}} | apps2 = 26 | points2 = 30 | years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} | apps3 = 6 | points3 = 10 | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = → {{Rut|Griffons}} | apps4 = 6 | points4 = 10 | years5 = 2011–2016 | clubs5 = {{Rut|Pumas}} | apps5 = 67 | points5 = 60 | years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = {{Rut|Lions}} | apps6 = 5 | points6 = 0 | repyears1 = 2007 | repteam1 = South Africa Students | repcaps1 = 1 | reppoints1 = 5 | repyears2 = 2009 | repteam2 = Highveld XV | repcaps2 = 1 | reppoints2 = 0 | repyears3 = 2012 | repteam3 = South African Barbarians (North) | repcaps3 = 1 | reppoints3 = 0 | clubupdate = 9 October 2015 | repupdate = 31 May 2015 }}
'''Rudi Mathee''' (born 25 February 1986) is a South African former 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 {{Rut|Western Province}} 24–7 in the final.<ref name="Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3030244 | leagueid=2304 | title=Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review | date=31 May 2015 | accessdate=9 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609204339/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | url-status=dead | archivedate=9 June 2016}}</ref> Mathee made nine appearances during the season, scoring three tries.
He retired in 2016 on medical advice after suffering a back injury.
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==External links== *{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=35753 | name=Rudi Mathee | date=2 June 2016}} *[http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_5861.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]
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