Charles Sage

Charles Sage

Personal information
Full name	Charles Sage
Born	Wales
Died	1963 [1] Leeds, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	13 st 0 lb (83 kg)
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1920–20 Mountain Ash RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1920–≤20 Glamorgan County RFC
Rugby league
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1920–27 Hunslet 196 11 9 0 51 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925 Wales 2 0 0 0 0 1926 Other Nationalities 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2] [3]

Charles "Charlie" Sage was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Mountain Ash RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hunslet, as a prop or hooker. ^[2]

Early life

Born in Wales, Sage emigrated to the United States in 1910, and later moved to Canada. He joined the Canadian Army during the First World War, and saw service in France. ^[1] He returned to Wales after the war ended.

International honours

Charlie Sage won caps for Wales while at Hunslet in 1925 against England (2-matches). ^[2]

References

1. "On Holiday" . Porthcawl Guardian. 6 December 1963. p. 17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Player Summary: Charlie Sage". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 16 July 2025.