Xavier Savage
Xavier Savage (born 24 April 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL. Background. Savage was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. He is an Indigenous Australian (from Birri Gubba and Gungganyji people) and a Torres Strait Islander (from Erub Island). He played his junior rugby league for the Cairns Brothers. Playing career. In round 15 of the 2021 NRL season, Savage made his first grade debut for Canberra against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He entered the game as a concussion replacement (18th man) for Sebastian  Kris, playing 12 minutes after half-time until officials realised that Jack Bird had not been sin-binned or sent off for his tackle on Kris, a requirement for using the 18th man. On 20 July 2021, it was announced that Savage would miss the remainder of the 2021 NRL season after suffering an AC shoulder joint injury in Canberra's win over Cronulla-Sutherland.