Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1988)

Matt Saunders
Full name Matthew Donato Saunders
Date of birth (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988
Height 176cm
Weight 90kg
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team Kubota Spears
Playing career
Position Outside center
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Sydney Roosters
Kubota Spears
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Philippines (50)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
Philippines

Matt Saunders is a rugby union player for the Philippines national rugby union team.[1] His rugby union position is at outside center and is the top try scorer in the Philippines. Saunders is a former rugby league footballer with Sydney Roosters and Rugby Union player fot NTT Communications in Japan. Saunders currently plays for Kubota Spears.[2]

Personal life

He was born in the United Kingdom to a British father and a Filipina mother who hails from Pangasinan. He has three other siblings Oliver Benjamin and sister Abigail. [3]

Prior to his stint as a professional rugby player, he studied as an electrician in Australia and is qualified to practice the profession.[2]

References

  1. "Philippines and Guam reach Asian final". irb.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  2. 1 2 "How PHL Volcanoes' Jake and Matty see money". GMA News (iMoney). Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. "Here’s some good cheer before you go back to work". Jessicarulestheuniverse.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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