Paul then made his debut for the Australian senior team in the 2005 Baseball World Cup.
Rutgers made the Australian roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic but only got to bat twice in the tournament, after being put in as a pinch hitter for Tom Brice against the Dominican Republic picking up a hit That summer, Rutgers hit .285/.361/.423 for the independent Chillicothe Paints.
Rutgers completed his busy year with the Australian national team once again, batting .231/.267/.269 for them in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup as their starting right fielder.
In the Classic, he went one for eight but got South Africa's lone extra-base hit, a double off of Mexico's Elmer Dessens.
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