Benjamin Saunders (rugby union)
| Birth name | Benjamin Donato Saunders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Search Benjamin Saunders (rugby union) on Amazon.Benjamin Saunders is a rugby union player for the Philippines national rugby union team he plays for the Red Hurricanes Osaka in the Japan Rugby League One.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Saunders joined Japanese side Toyota Industries Shuttles in 2013, where he stayed for seven seasons before joining rival side Red Hurricanes Osaka in 2020.[3][4]
He has played for the national, u20 and sevens[5] teams of the Philippines,[6] he captained Philippine under-20s team which won the Junior Asian Division 2 championship in Vientiane, Laos.[7]
Personal life[edit]
He grew up in Australia, to a British father and a Filipina mother who hails from Pangasinan. He has three other siblings Oliver, Matt and sister Abigail.[7] Both his brothers have also played for the Philippines national team.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Benjamin SAUNDERS - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ 一般社団法人ジャパンラグビーリーグワン. "BENJAMIN SAUNDERS （2022-23） | JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE OFFICIAL SITE". 【公式】NTTジャパンラグビー リーグワン (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Osaka". Asierugby (in français). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (2022-01-08). "Ben Saunders set for NTT DoCoMo Osaka return in Rugby League One". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Philippines". www2.macoocoo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Asie". Asierugby (in français). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Here's some good cheer before you go back to work". Jessicarulestheuniverse.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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