Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1988)

Matt Saunders
Birth name	Matthew Donato Saunders
Date of birth	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)
Position(s)	Outside center
Current team	Kubota Spears
Senior career
Years	Team
; 2012−2015; 2015−	Sydney Roosters; NTT Communications Shining Arcs ; Kubota Spears
	Correct as of 15 January 2017
International career
Years	Team
	Philippines
National sevens team
Years	Team
	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

^ "Philippines and Guam reach Asian final". irb.com. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
^ ^a ^b "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.

[1] "Philippines and Guam reach Asian final". irb.com. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[money-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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