Matt Saunders (rugby union, born 1988)
Filipino rugby union player (born 1988)
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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]
BornMatthew Donato Saunders
6 July 1988
6 July 1988
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Position
Outside center
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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]