Dylan Michael Sage (born 24 January 1992) is a South African

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player for the in

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, the in the

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and the in the Rugby Challenge. He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the

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Rugby career

Force

Sage was one of a number of South Africans that moved to

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prior to the 2014 season to join the and he was included in their Wider Training Group for the

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. However, he failed to make any appearances at

level, but did play in the

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with the Western Force A side.

South Africa Sevens

In late 2015, Sage was contracted by the

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to join the

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team. He was named as a member of extended training squad for the side prepared as they for

He was called in as injury cover for the

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and subsequently included in the final squad for the event.

2016 Summer Olympics

Sage was included in a 12-man squad for the

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. He was named as a substitute for their first match in Group B of the competition against

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, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.

Personal life

Sage is the grandson of Doug Hopwood, a rugby player that represented the

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in 22 test matches between 1961 and 1965. His younger brother Jarryd is also a professional rugby union player.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sage, Dylan 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 for South Africa Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics South Africa international rugby sevens players South African rugby union players Rugby union players from Cape Town US Montauban players Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players