Charlie Savala
| Birth name | Charlie Savala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Savala (born 21 April 2000)[1] is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Professional career
[edit]Savala originally played Rugby league, playing for the academy of the Sydney Roosters side.
He joined Edinburgh Rugby in October 2020.[2] He made his debut in Round 16 of the 2020–21 Pro14 season against Cardiff Blues.[3]
In March 2023, Savala was called up to the Scotland international squad for the final round of the Six Nations Championship.[4]
On 10 November 2023, Savala was originally signed on a season-long loan deal to join English side Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby competition.[5] However, it became a permanent deal for Savala to remain with Northampton from the 2024–25 season.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlie Savala". Edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ @EdinburghRugby (6 December 2020). "Edinburgh have added 20-year-old pair Charlie Savala (stand-off) and Korie Winters (wing) to the wider squad ahead of Saturday's match v La Rochelle, having been scouted and recruited by Scottish Rugby's SQ programme" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pro14: Cardiff Blues 34-15 Edinburgh". BBC Sport. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Six Nations: Scotland lose Russell and Hogg for Italy match". BBC Sport. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Charlie Savala: Northampton Saints sign Edinburgh fly-half on loan". BBC Sport. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Edinburgh's Charlie Savala seals permanent Northampton move". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Charlie Savala at ItsRugby.co.uk
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