Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1988)

Matt Saunders

Full name	Matthew Donato Saunders
Date of birth	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. "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.