Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1988)
Full name | Matthew Donato Saunders | ||
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Date of birth | 6 July 1988 | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
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 |
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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 fotTemplate:Clrify 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
- ↑ "Philippines and Guam reach Asian final". irb.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- 1 2 "How PHL Volcanoes' Jake and Matty see money". GMA News. iMoney. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Here's some good cheer before you go back to work". Jessicarulestheuniverse.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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