title: Dylan Sage
text: # Dylan Sage
  
  Dylan Michael Sage (born 24 January 1992) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge.
  
  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 Force and he was included in their Wider Training Group for the 2014 Super Rugby season. 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.
  
  ### South Africa Sevens
  
  In late 2015, Sage was contracted by the South African Rugby Union to join the South Africa Sevens team. He was named as a member of extended training squad for the side prepared as they for 2016 Summer Olympics He was called in as injury cover for the 2015 South Africa Sevens and subsequently included in the final squad for the event.
  
  ### 2016 Summer Olympics
  
  Sage was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  