Rudi Patrick Vedelago is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n former rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player.

Biography

Born and raised in Brisbane, Rudi attended school at St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace

St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace

St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace is a Greater Public Schools private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys only, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...

 between 1993 and 1997.

Playing career

After leaving school he played for the University of Queensland.

A very promising young player - Rudi represented Australia at schoolboy, U/19, U/21 and Australia A level, but beyond this level his career was interrupted by a string of injuries.

Vedelago played for the Queensland Reds

Queensland Reds

The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...

 and the Western Force

Western Force

Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...

 in Super Rugby, retiring from professional rugby in 2007.