Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1988)

Matt Saunders

Birth name	Matthew Donato Saunders
Date of birth	(1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 36)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside center Current team Kubota Spears Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012−2015 2015− Sydney Roosters NTT Communications Shining Arcs Kubota Spears 17 13 (30) (30) Correct as of 15 January 2017 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Philippines (50) National sevens team Years 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. He is the top try scorer in the Philippines. Saunders is a former professional rugby league footballer with Sydney Roosters and rugby union footballer 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 league and rugby union footballer, 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. Archived from the original on 11 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.