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1 Rugby career  



1.1  Force  





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1.3  2016 Summer Olympics  







2 Personal life  





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Dylan Sage
Full nameDylan Michael Sage
Date of birth (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft1+12 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
SchoolWynberg Boys' High School
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Notable relative(s)Doug Hopwood (grandfather)
Jarryd Sage (brother)
Rugby union career
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls / Blue Bulls XV
Youth career
2012–2013 Western Province
2014 Force
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013, 2015 UCT Ikey Tigers11 (10)
2014 Associates ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–present Blue Bulls9 (5)
2019–present Bulls9 (0)
2019–present Blue Bulls XV1 (0)

Correct as of 25 August 2019

International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018 South Africa Sevens 134 (155)

Correct as of 15 November 2018

Medal record

Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Africa
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Bronze medal – third place 2018 San Francisco Team competition
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Dylan Michael Sage (born 24 January 1992) is a South African rugby union player for the BullsinSuper 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[edit]

Force[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Sage was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer OlympicsinRio 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "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[edit]


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