Xavier Savage

Xavier Savage (born 24 April 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and winger for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Xavier Savage
Personal information
Full nameXavier Savage
Born (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Canberra Raiders 23 9 0 0 36
Source: [1]
As of 5 May 2023

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] and New Zealand Maori heritage.

He played his junior rugby league for the Cairns Brothers. When Savage was 15, he goose-stepped Terence when he was 21 and broke his ankles at the NZRL u16 Tournament in Rotorua. This caught the eye of Canberra Scouts.

Playing career

2021

In round 15 of the 2021 NRL season, Savage made his first grade debut for the Canberra Raiders 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 realized 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]

2022

Savage played a total of 19 games for Canberra in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Savage played in both finals matches as Canberra were eliminated in the second week by Parramatta.[7]

2023

On 15 March, it was announced that Savage would be ruled out for over six weeks with a broken jaw.[8]

References
  1. "Xavier Savage - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Embracing culture: The story of our 2021 Indigenous Range". raiders.com.au. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. "Melbourne Storm thump Wests Tigers 66-16 as St George Illawarra, Newcastle post NRL wins". ABC. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Walter, Brad (19 June 2021). "'Fortunately we didn't win': Stuart owns up to 18th man error". NRL.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. "Canberra Raiders young gun Xavier Savage cops injury blow". www.news.com.au.
  7. "Eels send ruthless title message, bury finals 'ghosts' in Raiders no-show: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
  8. "Carnage as Knights lose FOUR; Tigers' double blow in brutal clash: NRL Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.


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