Charlie Savala

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Charlie Savala
Birth nameCharlie Savala
Date of birth (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Northampton Saints
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2023
2023
2023–		 Edinburgh Rugby
→ Edinburgh 'A'
Northampton Saints 		33
1		 (71)
(0)
Correct as of 29 July 2024

Charlie Savala (born 21 April 2000) [1] is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby.

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Rugby Union career

Professional career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Savala". Edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ↑ @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.
  3. ↑ "Pro14: Cardiff Blues 34-15 Edinburgh". BBC Sport. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Six Nations: Scotland lose Russell and Hogg for Italy match". BBC Sport. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Charlie Savala: Northampton Saints sign Edinburgh fly-half on loan". BBC Sport. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Edinburgh's Charlie Savala seals permanent Northampton move". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.


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