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Dylan Sage
Full name	Dylan Michael Sage
Date of birth	24 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
School	Wynberg Boys' High School
University	University of Cape Town
Notable relative(s)	Doug Hopwood (grandfather) ; Jarryd Sage (brother)
Rugby union career
Current team
Current team	Bulls / Blue Bulls / Blue Bulls XV
Youth career
2012–2013	Western Province
2014	Force
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2013, 2015	UCT Ikey Tigers
2014	Associates
Senior career
Years	Team
2018–present	Blue Bulls
2019–present	Bulls
2019–present	Blue Bulls XV
	Correct as of 25 August 2019
International career
Years	Team
2015–2018	South Africa Sevens
	Correct as of 15 November 2018
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Südafrika
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Olympic Games

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Dylan Michael Sage (born 24 January 1992) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge.^[1]

He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Rugby career

Force

Sage was one of a number of South Africans that moved to Perth prior to the 2014 season to join the Force and he was included in their Wider Training Group for the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[2] However, he failed to make any appearances at Super Rugby level, but did play in the 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup with the Western Force A side.^[3]

South Africa Sevens

In late 2015, Sage was contracted by the South African Rugby Union to join the South Africa Sevens team.^[4] He was named as a member of extended training squad for the side prepared as they for 2016 Summer Olympics^[5] He was called in as injury cover for the 2015 South Africa Sevens^[6] and subsequently included in the final squad for the event.^[7]

2016 Summer Olympics

Sage was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[8] He was named as a substitute for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.^[9]^[10]

Personal life

Sage is the grandson of Doug Hopwood, a rugby player that represented the South Africa national rugby union team in 22 test matches between 1961 and 1965. His younger brother Jarryd is also a professional rugby union player.^[11]

References

^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dylan Sage". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "Force finalises 2014 playing roster" (Press release). Force. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Force A tackle Reds A in Pacific Rugby Cup opener". Force. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Springbok Sevens coach pleased with early pre-season form" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Springbok Sevens bring the heat" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ "Specman, Sage called in as Blitzbok injury cover" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Sage to debut for Blitzboks in Cape Town" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named". South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP)". Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2". World Rugby. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Dylan Sage – The Ikeys most recent 7's Springbok". Ikey Tigers. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

External links

Dylan Sage at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Dylan Sage at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)

[SARU_Player_Profile_Dylan_Sage-1] "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dylan Sage". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[Force_finalises_2014_playing_roster-2] "Force finalises 2014 playing roster" (Press release). Force. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[Force_A_tackle_Reds_A_in_Pacific_Rugby_Cup_opener-3] "Force A tackle Reds A in Pacific Rugby Cup opener". Force. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[Springbok_Sevens_coach_pleased_with_early_pre-season_form-4] "Springbok Sevens coach pleased with early pre-season form" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[Springbok_Sevens_bring_the_heat-5] "Springbok Sevens bring the heat" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[Specman,_Sage_called_in_as_Blitzbok_injury_cover-6] "Specman, Sage called in as Blitzbok injury cover" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[Sage_to_debut_for_Blitzboks_in_Cape_Town-7] "Sage to debut for Blitzboks in Cape Town" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[Rugby_Sevens_squad_for_Olympics_named-8] "Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named". South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[Men_Schedule_&_Results_–_Olympic_Rugby_Sevens_(RSA–ESP)-9] "Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP)". Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[Olympic_Games_Men's_Sevens,_Match_2-10] "Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2". World Rugby. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[Dylan_Sage_–_The_Ikeys_most_recent_7's_Springbok-11] "Dylan Sage – The Ikeys most recent 7's Springbok". Ikey Tigers. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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 |    youthyears1 = 2012–2013
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+'''Dylan Michael Sage''' (born 24 January 1992) is a South African [[rugby union]] player for the {{Rut|Bulls}} in [[Super Rugby]], the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and the {{Rut|Blue Bulls XV}} in the [[Rugby Challenge (South Africa)|Rugby Challenge]].<ref name="SARU Player Profile Dylan Sage">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=122701 | name=Dylan Sage | date=29 May 2016}}</ref>
 He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]].
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 ==Rugby career==
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+Sage was one of a number of South Africans that moved to [[Perth]] prior to the 2014 season to join the {{Rut|Force}} and he was included in their Wider Training Group for the [[2014 Super Rugby season]].<ref name="Force finalises 2014 playing roster">{{cite press release | url=https://www.westernforce.com.au/article/force-finalises-2014-playing-roster | title=Force finalises 2014 playing roster | publisher=Force | date=9 January 2014 | access-date=10 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211012204/https://www.westernforce.com.au/article/force-finalises-2014-playing-roster | archive-date=11 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> However, he failed to make any appearances at [[Super Rugby]] level, but did play in the [[2014 Pacific Rugby Cup]] with the [[Western Force#Western Force A|Western Force A]] side.<ref name="Force A tackle Reds A in Pacific Rugby Cup opener">{{cite web | url=https://www.westernforce.com.au/article/force-tackle-reds-pacific-rugby-cup-opener | title=Force A tackle Reds A in Pacific Rugby Cup opener | work=Force | date=20 February 2014 | access-date=10 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211063835/https://www.westernforce.com.au/article/force-tackle-reds-pacific-rugby-cup-opener | archive-date=11 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 {{South Africa rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
-{{2015–2016 South Africa Sevens World Series squad}}
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 [[Category:1992 births]]
-[[Category:alumni of Wynberg Boys' High School]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Wynberg Boys' High School]]
-[[Category:living people]]
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-[[Category:medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa]]
 [[Category:Olympic medalists in rugby sevens]]
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-[[Category:rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:South Africa international rugby sevens players]]
 [[Category:South African rugby union players]]
-[[Category:sportspeople from Cape Town]]
+[[Category:Rugby union players from Cape Town]]
 [[Category:US Montauban players]]
 [[Category:Blue Bulls players]]
+[[Category:Bulls (rugby union) players]]
+[[Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in France]]

v t e Montauban – current squad
Forwards	Nicolas Agnesi Simon Augry Yassin Boutemanni Mirian Burduli Pierre Commenge Ciryl Deligny Arnaud Feltrin Kevin Firmin Dan Malafosse Alexandre Manukula Stéphane Munoz Maselino Paulino Quentin Pueyo Fred Quercy Simon Renaud Jean Sousa Luke Stringer Paul Tailhades Kamaliele Tufele Tjiuee Uanivi Christopher Vaotoa Dimitri Vaotoa Louis Vincent
Backs	Stéphane Ahmed Paul Bonnefond Jérôme Bosviel Quentin Delord Louis Druart Dan Goggin Hugo Le Gall Nikola Matawalu Maxime Mathy Anthony Meric Epeli Momo Franck Pourteau Benjamin Puntous Tom Richard Semesa Rokoduguni Dylan Sage Maxime Salles Raphael Sanchez Nic Stirzaker Segundo Tuculet Taleta Tupuola
Coach	David Gérard