Hugo Savala
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| Full name | Hugo Savala | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 2002 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 25 September 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hugo Savala (born 8 April 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, halfback or five-eighth for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
Early life
[edit]Savala was born in Randwick, Australia to a Scottish father and an English mother. Savala's maternal grandfather is Portuguese, and one of his paternal great-grandfathers is Polish. Savala's older brother Charlie plays rugby union professionally.[2]
Early career
[edit]Savala played his junior football for the Coogee Wombats, before joining the Sydney Roosters system.[3] Savala attended the Scots College, playing for the 1st XV.
In round 2 of the 2025 NRL season, Savala made his NRL debut against the Penrith Panthers at Commbank Stadium coming off the bench in a 38–32 win.[4] In round 6 2025, Savala made his first NRL start at Halfback, replacing incumbent Chad Townsend against the Brisbane Broncos.[5] Savala played 21 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. He played in the clubs elimination final loss against Cronulla.[6]
On 26 July 2026, the Roosters announced that Savala re-signed with the club for a further two years.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Nicolussi, Christian (18 April 2025). "'That might be you one day': How NRL boss predicted the future of Roosters' new star". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Hugo Savala? Sydney Roosters rookie replaces Chad Townsend at halfback". www.sportingnews.com.
- ↑ "Meet the unlikely Roosters who toppled a giant... and why $850k Smith exit will trigger pay day". www.foxsports.com.au. 18 March 2025.
- ↑ "Teamlist | Round 6 NRL Line Up vs Broncos". www.roosters.com.au.
- ↑ "The Mole's season review: Looming Daly Cherry-Evans signing could help fix Roosters' biggest issue". www.nine.com.au.
- ↑ "Hugo Savala extends with Roosters through to 2028". Sydney Roosters. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian people of English descent
- Australian people of Portuguese descent
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Rugby league halfbacks
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Rugby league players from Randwick, New South Wales
- People from the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- People educated at Scots College (Sydney)