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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: As of 17 October 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hugo Savala (born 8 April 2002) is an England international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, halfback or five-eighth for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
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.
Savala played his junior football for the Coogee Wombats, before joining the Sydney Roosters system. 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. In round 6 2025, Savala made his first NRL start at Halfback, replacing incumbent Chad Townsend against the Brisbane Broncos. 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.
On 26 July 2026, the Roosters announced that Savala re-signed with the club for a further two years.
He made his England international début in the 2026 Rugby League World Cup 12-30 defeat to Tonga on 17 October 2026, scoring 2 goals.
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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| 2025 |  Sydney Roosters |
21 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| 2026 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 60 | |
| 2027 | |||||
| Totals | 43 | 12 | 22 | 92 |