{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use South African English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Dylan Sage | full_name = Dylan Michael Sage | birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1992|01|24|df=y}}}} | birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa | height = {{height|m=1.87}} | weight = {{cvt|87|kg|lb stlb}} | school = Wynberg Boys' High School | university = University of Cape Town | relatives = {{nowrap|Doug Hopwood (grandfather) <br/> Jarryd Sage (brother)}} | currentclub = {{Rut|Bulls}} / {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} / {{Rut|Blue Bulls XV}} | youthyears1 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | youthyears2 = 2014 | youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Force}} | years1 = 2018–present | clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | apps1 = 9 | points1 = 5 | years2 = 2019–present | clubs2 = {{Rut|Bulls}} | apps2 = 9 | points2 = 0 | years3 = 2019–present | clubs3 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls XV}} | apps3 = 1 | points3 = 0 | amatyears1 = 2013, 2015 | amatteam1 = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} | amatapps1 = 11 | amatpoints1 = 10 | amatyears2 = 2014 | amatteam2 = Associates | repyears1 = 2015–2018 | repteam1 = South Africa Sevens | repcaps1 = 134 | reppoints1 = 155 | clubupdate = 25 August 2019 | repupdate = 15 November 2018 | medals = {{MedalSport|Men's rugby sevens}} {{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Rugby World Cup Sevens }} {{MedalBronze | 2018 San Francisco | Team competition }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team competition}} }}
'''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.<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 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 {{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 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>
===South Africa Sevens=== In late 2015, Sage was contracted by the South African Rugby Union to join the South Africa Sevens team.<ref name="Springbok Sevens coach pleased with early pre-season form">{{cite press release | url=http://www.sarugby.net/news/24089?view=news&leagueId=2514 | title=Springbok Sevens coach pleased with early pre-season form | publisher=South African Rugby Union | date=28 September 2015 | access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> He was named as a member of extended training squad for the side prepared as they for 2016 Summer Olympics<ref name="Springbok Sevens bring the heat">{{cite press release | url=http://www.sarugby.net/news/24358?view=news | title=Springbok Sevens bring the heat | publisher=South African Rugby Union | date=4 November 2015 | access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> He was called in as injury cover for the 2015 South Africa Sevens<ref name="Specman, Sage called in as Blitzbok injury cover">{{cite press release | url=http://www.sarugby.net/news/24499?view=news&leagueId=2804 | title=Specman, Sage called in as Blitzbok injury cover | publisher=South African Rugby Union | date=8 December 2015 | access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> and subsequently included in the final squad for the event.<ref name="Sage to debut for Blitzboks in Cape Town">{{cite press release | url=http://www.sarugby.net/news/24525?view=news&leagueId=2804 | title=Sage to debut for Blitzboks in Cape Town | publisher=South African Rugby Union | date=10 December 2015 | access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>
===2016 Summer Olympics=== Sage was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.<ref name="Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3615014 | leagueid=3034 | title=Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named | date=14 July 2016 | access-date=9 August 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3615014&leagueid=3034 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809145657/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3615014&leagueid=3034 | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 August 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP)">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/rugby-sevens-mens-pool-b-ru-3 |title=Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP) |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809150703/https://www.rio2016.com/en/rugby-sevens-mens-pool-b-ru-3 |archive-date= 9 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2">{{Cite web | url=http://www.worldrugby.org/match/23767 | title=Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2 | date=9 August 2016 | access-date=9 August 2016 | website=World Rugby | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809151303/http://www.worldrugby.org/match/23767 | archive-date=9 August 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="Dylan Sage – The Ikeys most recent 7's Springbok">{{cite news | url=http://ikeytigers.com/dylan-sage-the-ikeys-most-recent-7s-springbok/ | title=Dylan Sage – The Ikeys most recent 7's Springbok | work=Ikey Tigers | date=16 December 2015 | access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{SR/Olympics profile|sa/dylan-sage-1}} * {{World Rugby Sevens Series profile|mens/56630}}
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