Dylan Sage
Full name | Dylan Michael Sage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dylan Michael Sage (born 24 January 1992) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Bulls in Super Rugby, the Template:Rut Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut 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)
- 1992 births
- Alumni of Wynberg Boys' High School
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Olympic rugby sevens players of South Africa
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- South African rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Cape Town