Niall Saunders
| Date of birth | 21 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Chertsey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13.9 st; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall Saunders (born 21 December 1997) is an English rugby union player, currently playing for the Rugby ATL of Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is scrum-half.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Saunders signed for Major League Rugby side Utah Warriors for the 2022 Major League Rugby season.[3] He has also previously played for Harlequins and the Tel Aviv Heat. Saunders had previously retired from rugby, before returning with Utah in 2022.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Niall Saunders - Player Profile - Rugby". Eurosport.
- ^ "Niall Saunders". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Utah Warriors signs Niall Saunders". DJ Coil Rugby. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Niall Saunders: Why I quit rugby". Sports Gazette. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "'I went to Barcelona and spent €2,500. That's the kind of release I was living for'". The42. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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