Bulls executive of rugby John Mitchell says the decision to omit Rudy Paige from his Super Rugby squad is based on the need to look to the future. At 28‚ Paige is the oldest of the Bulls halfbacks as Embrose Papier (20)‚ Ivan van Zyl (22) and André Warner (24) have time on their side. The fact that Paige is one of the national team scrumhalves did not count in his favour, and neither did the fact that he is still injured. Mitchell said omitting Paige from the squad was a tough decision, but in Papier‚ they have a promising scrumhalf. "Rudy has been fantastic for the union‚" Mitchell said. "He’s given a lot but I thought it was time to move forward with the young No9s. "I like a very fast No9 and all the nines we’ve selected have got the ability and Papier is an up-and-coming and potentially world-class scrumhalf. "He’s demonstrated that in his age group and showed that in the Under-20 World Cup. "Rudy’s recovering from injury‚ he’s just got married and should we have injury problem’...
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