Joe Savage (rugby union)

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Joe Savage
Full nameJoseph Hakipene Savage
Date of birth (1982-12-16) 16 December 1982 (age 41)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 North Harbour 3 (0)
2008–10 Bay of Plenty 35 (5)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 Chiefs 2 (0)

Joseph Hakipene Savage (born 16 December 1982) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player. [1]

A prop, Savage got his start in provincial rugby with North Harbour in 2007, then played for Bay of Plenty from 2008 to 2010. [2] He made two appearances for the Chiefs in 2009, debuting against the Western Force in round four. An injury to Ben May earned him a recall late in the campaign and he came on off the bench in the Super 14 final loss to the Bulls. [3]

Savage, after relocating to Australia, won the RugbyWA premier grade player of the year award in 2013 playing with Perth based club Palmyra. He competed for Perth Spirit in the National Rugby Championship. [4]

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References

  1. "Prop set to erase Magpie memories". NZ Herald .
  2. "Joseph Hakipene Savage". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
  3. "Bay prop grabs semis bench spot". NZ Herald. 21 May 2009.
  4. "RugbyWA: Set-piece specialist Savage named player of the year". The West Australian . 30 August 2013.