Jarryd Sage
{{Short description|South African rugby union player (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use South African English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Jarryd Sage
| image =
| fullname = Jarryd Christopher Sage
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|08|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.86}}
| weight = {{cvt|95|kg|lb stlb}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Wynberg Boys' High School
| university = University of Cape Town
| relatives = Doug Hopwood (grandfather)
Dylan Sage (brother)
| position = Centre
| currentclub = Dragons
| youthyears1 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| youthyears2 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| apps1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}}
| apps2 = 22
| points2 = 40
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}
| apps3 = 3
| points3 = 5
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}
| apps4 = 3
| points4 = 5
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = {{Rut|Southern Kings}}
| apps5 = 1
| points5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–present
| clubs6 = Dragons
| apps6 = 6
| points6 = 5
| amatyears1 = 2015
| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| amatapps1 = 0
| amatpoints1 = 0
| clubupdate = 28 May 2018
}}
Jarryd Christopher Sage (born {{birth date|1995|08|18|df=y}}) is a Welsh-qualified South African rugby union player, currently playing with Welsh Pro14 side the Dragons.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=113274 | name=Jarryd Sage | date=17 November 2017}} His regular position is centre. Sage qualifies for Wales through his father, who was born in Newbridge within the Dragons' region.{{cite press release | url=http://www.dragonsrugby.wales/News/Article/50480 | title=Centre Sage joins Dragons | publisher=Dragons | date=9 November 2017 | access-date=10 November 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110061815/http://www.dragonsrugby.wales/News/Article/50480 | archive-date=10 November 2017 | url-status=dead }}
Rugby career
=Youth Rugby / Western Province=
Sage was born in Cape Town, where he attended Wynberg Boys' High School. He earned provincial colours at school level, representing Western Province at the Under-18 Craven Week competition in 2013.{{cite press release | url=http://wprugby.com/2013-wp-u18-craven-week-team | title=2013 WP U18 Craven Week team | publisher=Western Province | date=3 June 2013 | access-date=17 November 2017}}
He represented the {{Rut|Western Province U19}} team in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in the same year, as returned in 2014 as a member of the Western Province Rugby Institute.{{cite press release | url=http://wprugby.com/cream-of-the-crop-chooses-wpri | title=Cream of the crop chooses WPRI | publisher=Western Province | date=5 September 2013 | access-date=17 November 2017}}
He was included in the {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} squad for the 2015 Varsity Cup, and the Western Province squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup, but didn't feature in either competition. In the latter half of the year, he played for the {{Rut|Western Province U21}} team in the Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try for the team in their match against {{Rut|Golden Lions U21}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=147174 | homeid=27034 | awayid=26994 | leagueid=2544 | hometeam=Golden Lions U21 | homescore=38 | awayscore=44 | awayteam=Western Province U21 | matchdate=2 October 2015 | date=31 March 2016}} en route to finishing top of the log, and eventually winning the title, beating {{Rut|Free State U21}} 52–17 in the final.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=147254 | homeid=26994 | awayid=27014 | leagueid=2544 | hometeam=Western Province U21 | homescore=52 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Free State U21 | matchdate=24 October 2015 | date=31 March 2016}}
=Golden Lions=
For the 2016 season, Sage moved to Johannesburg to join the {{Rut|Golden Lions}}. He scored three tries in thirteen appearances for the {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}} in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series,{{SA Rugby Top Scorers | id=2824 | comp=2016 Currie Cup Qualifying | date=29 May 2016}} and a further two tries for the {{Rut|Golden Lions U21}} team in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship in the second half of the season,{{SA Rugby Top Scorers | id=2884 | comp=2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs | date=25 October 2016}} including the decisive try in the final to help his side to a 38–34 victory over former side Western Province.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=167424 | homeid=32084 | awayid=32114 | leagueid=2884 | hometeam=WP U21 | homescore=34 | awayscore=38 | awayteam=Golden Lions U21 | matchdate=22 October 2016 | date=24 October 2016}}
He made nine appearances for the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in the 2017 Rugby Challenge, helping his side to the semi-finals of the competition. He was included in the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} Currie Cup squad for the 2017 season{{cite web | url=http://sarugby.online/tournaments/team/id/2647 | title=Squad: Xerox Golden Lions | work=South African Rugby Union | access-date=18 August 2017}} and made his debut in that competition in their 36–43 defeat to the {{Rut|Pumas}}, making three starts in total.
=Southern Kings / Eastern Province Kings=
In August 2017, Sage moved to Port Elizabeth to join a {{Rut|Southern Kings}} team about to embark on their first Pro14 campaign.{{cite press release | url=http://www.skings.co.za/deon-davids-to-lead-exciting-southern-kings-team-in-guinness-pro14 | title=Deon Davids to lead exciting Southern Kings team in Guinness PRO14 | publisher=Southern Kings | date=15 August 2017 | access-date=16 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816002321/http://www.skings.co.za/deon-davids-to-lead-exciting-southern-kings-team-in-guinness-pro14 | archive-date=16 August 2017 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all}} He did not feature during the start of their season – instead making three appearances for the {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}} in the 2017 Currie Cup First Division – but made his debut in their eighth match of the season, a 36–43 defeat to Irish side Ulster in KwaZakele,{{cite web | url=https://www.pro14rugby.org/report/diack-late-show-snatches-victory-ulster-southern-kings-classic | title=Diack late show snatches victory for Ulster over Southern Kings in classic | work=Guinness Pro14 | date=4 November 2017 | access-date=6 November 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106025358/https://www.pro14rugby.org/report/diack-late-show-snatches-victory-ulster-southern-kings-classic | archive-date=6 November 2017 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all}} his only appearance for the team.
=Dragons=
External links
- [http://www.dragonsrugby.wales/Teams/Player/Dragons/181344/jarryd-sage/ Dragons profile]
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.{{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}} His older brother Dylan is also a professional rugby union player, representing the South Africa Sevens team since 2015.{{cite news | url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/cape-sevens-good-pressure-for-sage-and-blitzboks-2095757 | title=Cape Sevens 'good pressure' for Sage and Blitzboks | work=IOL Sport | date=6 December 2016 | access-date=17 November 2017}}