Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Ọ gwakwara na EuroBasket 2007, ebe Spain meriri ọlaọcha nke asọmpi ahụ. N'oge asọmpi a, Rudy nwere akara 9.9 na nkeji 20.3 kwa egwuregwu. Na 2008 Summer Olympics
, Spain meriri ndị Team USA n'asọmpi nrite ọlaedo. Fernández nwetara isi iri abụọ na abụọ n'ime nkeji iri na asatọ nke egwuregwu, na ihe mgbaru ọsọ atọ ise, wee mezue dunk n'elu Dwight Howard nke onye edemede egwuregwu ESPN bụ Bill Simmons kọwara dị ka "hellacious". N'oge egwuregwu Olympic, Fernández nwere stats ndị a: 13.1 isi, 3.5 rebounds, na 2.1 enyere aka, na 22.3 nkeji kwa egwuregwu.