Date of birth | 30 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Knox Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archie Saunders (born 30 January 2004) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the Waratahs. His preferred position is wing. [1]
Saunders attended Knox Grammar School where he played rugby but also competed in athletics as a sprinter, being coached by former Olympian Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, before focusing on rugby. [2] [3] He plays his club rugby for Warringah [4] and earned selection for Australia U20 in 2024. [5]
Saunders was named in the Waratahs squad ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. [6] He was named to make his debut for the Waratahs in Round 7 of the season against the Hurricanes, [7] scoring a try. [8]