Xavier Savage
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| Full name | Xavier Savage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 2002 Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 20 June 2021 Source: [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier Savage (born 24 April 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
Background[]
Savage was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. He is an Indigenous Australian (from Birri Gubba and Gungganyji people) and a Torres Strait Islander (from Erub Island).[2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Cairns Brothers.
Playing career[]
In round 15 of the 2021 NRL season, Savage made his first grade debut for Canberra against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He entered the game as a concussion replacement (18th man) for Sebastian Kris, playing 12 minutes after half-time until officials realised that Jack Bird had not been sin-binned or sent off for his tackle on Kris, a requirement for using the 18th man.[3][4][5]
On 20 July 2021, it was announced that Savage would miss the remainder of the 2021 NRL season after suffering an AC shoulder joint injury in Canberra's win over Cronulla-Sutherland.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Xavier Savage - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Embracing culture: The story of our 2021 Indigenous Range". raiders.com.au. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Storm thump Wests Tigers 66-16 as St George Illawarra, Newcastle post NRL wins". ABC. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Vlotis, George (19 June 2021). "Drama as rookie's dream NRL debut cut short by 18th man confusion". Wide World of Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Walter, Brad (19 June 2021). "'Fortunately we didn't win': Stuart owns up to 18th man error". NRL.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders young gun Xavier Savage cops injury blow". www.news.com.au.
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